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convergence — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • confluence noun The point where two rivers or streams meet and flow on as one.
  • convergence noun The act or process of moving toward a common point, or the state of coming together.

Senses

convergence is used for these senses in English:

  • confluence A convergence or combination of forces, people, or things.
  • phonemic merger (phonology) The phenomenon in which two different phonemes merge and become replaced by a single phoneme.

confluence — full definition

  1. noun The point where two rivers or streams meet and flow on as one.
  2. noun A situation in which several separate things come together at the same time, often with a combined effect.

convergence — full definition

  1. noun The act or process of moving toward a common point, or the state of coming together.
  2. noun The merging of previously separate technologies or industries into one combined field.

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