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CONFLUENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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:
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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