the confluence of the two rivers

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• confluence — ► NOUN 1) the junction of two rivers. 2) an act or process of merging. DERIVATIVES confluent adjective. ORIGIN from Latin confluere flow together …   English terms dictionary

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• confluence — [ kɒnflʊəns] noun 1》 the junction of two rivers. 2》 an act or process of merging. Derivatives confluent adjective Origin ME: from late L. confluentia, from L. confluere flow together , from con together + fluere to flow …   English new terms dictionary

• Confluence Tower — The Lewis and Clark Confluence Tower is a 180 foot tall (55 m) tower on the Illinois bank of the Mississippi River at the confluence of it and the Missouri River. The tower complements the Lewis and Clark State Historic Site, about one mile… …   Wikipedia