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   Trib·u·tar·y

   /ˈtribyəˌterē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake: "the Illinois River, a tributary of the Mississippi"
   • 2. a person or state that pays tribute to another state or ruler: historical "tributaries of the Ottoman Empire"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in tributary (sense 2)): from Latin tributarius, from tributum (see tribute). tributary (sense 1) dates from the early 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tributarily adverb
   • 2. tributariness noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   • R

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   • I

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   • B

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   • U

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   • T

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