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Conflux
Confluxa flowing together, or into each other, as rivers or their tributaries; a confluence. Examples: conflux of company, 1647; of eternities, 1831; of ill humours, 1658; of misery, 1779; of the mob, 1710; of riches, 1694; of second causes, 1654; of several populations, 1875; of several springs, 1612; of sick persons, 1836; of splendid actions, 1877; of strangers to the city, 1699; of waters, 1698. |
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"Conflux." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Conflux." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300401.html "Conflux." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300401.html |
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con·flux / ˈkänˌfləks/ • n. another term for confluence. |
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"conflux." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "conflux." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-conflux.html "conflux." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-conflux.html |
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•crux, dux, flux, lux, luxe, tux
•afflux • efflux • Benelux • conflux
•bollocks, Pollux
•flummox, lummox
•Lennox • barracks • Trossachs
•circs, Merckx, Perks
•gasworks • steelworks • printworks
•waterworks • calx
•Franks, Hanks, Manx, Shanks
•Fairbanks • phalanx • Gollancz
•spindleshanks
•jinks, jinx, lynx, methinks, minx, sphinx
•larynx, pharynx
•Bronx, Tonks, yonks
•Monks • quincunx
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"conflux." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "conflux." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-conflux.html "conflux." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-conflux.html |
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