"conflux" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: confluxes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin cōnflūxus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|cōnflūxus}} Latin cōnflūxus Head templates: {{en-noun}} conflux (plural confluxes)
  1. A merger of rivers, or the place where rivers merge.
    Sense id: en-conflux-en-noun-zrODWrBS
  2. A convergence or moving gathering of forces, people, or things.
    Sense id: en-conflux-en-noun-V-bT7Ij1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: confluence

Inflected forms

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