Word of the Day for Monday March 27, 2006 confluence \KON-floo-uhn(t)s\, noun: 1. A flowing or coming together; junction. 2. The place where two rivers, streams, etc. meet. 3. A flocking or assemblage of a multitude in one place; a large collection or assemblage. At the confluence of continents, at the narrow neck of the Nile Valley just before it spreads into the flat water-maze of the Delta, this has always been a place where elements mingle and cultures collide. -- Max Rodenbeck, [4]Totally, Tenderly, Tragically Outside, about a mile below, the Monongahela River met the Allegheny and the Ohio, forming the confluence of waters upon which stood Pittsburgh. -- Stanley Bing, confluere, "to flow together," from con-, "with, together" + fluere, "to flow." References 1. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0679767274/ref=nosim/lexico 2. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0801862655/ref=nosim/lexico 3. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0679449094/ref=nosim/lexico 4. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385492502/ref=nosim/lexico 5. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0375705643/ref=nosim/lexico 6. http://www.theatlantic.com/ Dictionary.com Entry and Pronunciation http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=9&q=confluence