Tributary - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈtrɪbjəterɪ|
Brit.
|ˈtrɪbjʊt(ə)rɪ|
noun
adjective
- (of a stream) flowing into a larger stream
- paying tribute
- paying tribute
a tributary colony
- tending to bring about; being partly responsible for (syn: conducive, contributing, contributory)Extra examples
This stream is a tributary of the Ohio River.
The tributary debouched into the big river
Word forms
noun
singular: tributary
plural: tributaries
singular: tributary
plural: tributaries
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