tributary
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/ˈtɹɪbjʊtəɹi/
English
Definitions
noun
- A natural water stream that flows into a larger river or other body of water.
- A nation, state, or other entity that pays tribute.
adjective
- Related to the paying of tribute.
- Subordinate; inferior
- Yielding supplies of any kind; serving to form or make up, a greater object of the same kind, as a part, branch, etc.; contributing.“The Ohio has many tributary streams, and is itself tributary to the Mississippi.”
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