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   confluence

   /ˈkɒnflʊəns/

   noun

   • 1. the junction of two rivers, especially rivers of approximately equal width: "the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss"
   • ▪ an act or process of merging: "a major confluence of the world's financial markets"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin confluentia, from Latin confluere ‘flow together’ (see confluent).

   Scrabble Points: 17

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