Convergescence

/kənˌvɜːrdʒˈɛsəns/ noun

Definition

The state or quality of becoming convergent; the process of converging or drawing together.

Etymology

From convergent + -escence (suffix indicating emergence, becoming, or process). This rare word emphasizes the ongoing state or gradual quality of converging, borrowed from botanical terminology.

Kelly Says

'Convergescence' feels like a word that should exist more than it does—it appears occasionally in 19th-century philosophy texts describing how different ideas or people gradually become more similar or unified through history. It's delightfully obscure.

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