Convergence Meaning
/kənˈvɜːd͡ʒəns/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of moving toward union or uniformity.
nounA meeting place.
Sentence Examples
The convergence of rivers created a delta.
Convergence of ideas led to innovation.
The convergence of technology and art has created new possibilities.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the two rivers creates a powerful current dangerous for swimming.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of rivers created a delta.
Word Origin & History
From converge + -ence (after Latin convergentia).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"In that sense there has been, and there will be, a steady convergence of the West and the East, including China. Every factory built in some isolated Chinese town reduces the time, the cultural, the economic, and the social gap between, let us say, Chikurting and Chicago. But the question is, does it reduce the political difference?"
— 1963, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Samuel P. Huntington, “Conclusion”, in Political Power: USA/USSR, New York: The Viking Press, →OCLC, Political Science, page 420:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the two rivers creates a powerful current dangerous for swimming.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of rivers created a delta.