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tributary

/'trɪbjə,tɛri/

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adjective
tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
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conducive contributing contributive contributory causative
noun
a branch that flows into the main stream
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affluent confluent feeder

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distributary

type of:
branch
adjective
(of a stream) flowing into a larger stream
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secondary
adjective
paying tribute
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"a tributary colony"

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obligated

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