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confluence
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confluence /con·flu·ence/ (kon´floo-ins)
1. a running together; a meeting of streams.con´fluent
2. in embryology, the flowing of cells, a component process of gastrulation.
confluence of sinuses  the dilated point of confluence of the superior sagittal, straight, occipital, and two transverse sinuses of the dura mater.
con·flu·ence (knfl-ns)
n.
A flowing or meeting together; a joining.
confluence
a running together; a meeting of streams.
confluence of sinuses
the dilated point of confluence of the superior sagittal, straight, occipital and two transverse sinuses of the dura mater.


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Ravishankar and her illustrator collaborators distinguish their work by sounding a variety of cultural voices, producing interesting cultural confluences, as in the combination of Indian and South African artistry in Today Is My Day and In the combination of Indian and European art in Excuse Me, Is This India?
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