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CONFLUENT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A branch that flows into the main stream

Synonyms:

affluent; confluent; feeder; tributary

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("confluent" is a kind of...):

branch (a stream or river connected to a larger one)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Flowing together

Synonyms:

confluent; merging

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

convergent (tending to come together from different directions)

Derivation:

confluence (a flowing together)

confluence (a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers))

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