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| 1. | [ noun ] a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers) | |
| Synonyms: | meeting confluence | |
| Examples: | "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers" |
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| Related terms: | topographic_point geographic_point interchange intersection T-junction traffic_circle railway_junction river | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the place where two or more things come together | |
| Related terms: | topographic_point interchange intersection T-junction p-n_junction traffic_circle railway_junction | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made | |
| Synonyms: | join joint juncture articulation | |
| Related terms: | connection esophagogastric_junction connect joint joint | |
| 4. | [ noun ] something that joins or connects | |
| Synonyms: | conjunction | |
| Related terms: | connection splice contact junction_barrier thermojunction joint | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the state of being joined | |
| Synonyms: | conjunction conjugation colligation | |
| Related terms: | union anastomosis synapse relate | |
| 6. | [ noun ] an act of joining or adjoining things | |
| Synonyms: | adjunction | |
| Related terms: | joining touch | |
| Similar spelling: |
juncture |
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