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confluvium

Syllables: con·flu·vi·um/ˌkɒnˈfluː.viː.əm/US/ˌkɔnˈflu.vi.əm/

confluvium noun: synonym of confluence (“convergence or combination”).

Noun

confluvium (plural confluvia or confluviums)

  1. Synonym of confluence (“convergence or combination”).
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    Synonyms:
    confluence

Synonyms of confluvium

Forms of confluvium

pluralconfluvia
pluralconfluviums

Origin of confluvium

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnfluvium. First attested in 1670.

Words that rhyme with confluvium

Questions about confluvium

What does confluvium mean?
Confluvium means synonym of confluence (“convergence or combination”).
What part of speech is confluvium?
Confluvium is a noun.
How do you pronounce confluvium?
Confluvium is pronounced /ˌkɒnˈfluː.viː.əm/ (UK).
What is the plural of confluvium?
The plural of confluvium is confluvia.

Words near confluvium in the dictionary

  1. confluent
  2. confluentic acid
  3. confluently
  4. confluents
  5. confluvia
  6. confluvium
  7. confluviums
  8. conflux
  9. confluxes
  10. confocal
  11. confocal microscopy

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