Hypertext Webster Gateway: "conflux"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Conflux \Con"flux\, n. [From L. confluxus, p. p. See
{Confluent}.]
1. A flowing together; a meeting of currents. ``The conflux
of meeting sap.'' --Shak.
The general conflux and concourse of the whole
people. --Clarendon.
2. A large assemblage; a passing multitude.
To the gates cast round thine eye, and see What
conflux issuing forth, or entering in. --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
conflux
n : a flowing together (as of rivers) [syn: {confluence}, {merging}]
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