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tributary

Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪbjʊtəɹi/

The English word “tributary” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A natural water stream that flows into a larger river or other body of water.
  2. A vein which drains into another vein.
  3. A nation, state, or other entity that pays tribute.

adjective

  1. Related to the paying of tribute.
  2. Subordinate; inferior.
  3. Yielding supplies of any kind; serving to form or make up, a greater object of the same kind, as a part, branch, etc.; contributing.

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes From Middle English tributarie (“paying tribute”), from Latin tribūtārius, from tribūtum (“tribute”).

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