confluence, conflux, merging
(noun) a flowing together
Source: WordNet® 3.1
conflux (plural confluxes)
A merger of rivers, or the place where rivers merge.
A convergence or moving gathering of forces, people, or things.
• confluence
Source: Wiktionary
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
