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Meaning of tributary

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  tributary
      adj 1: (of a stream) flowing into a larger stream
      2: paying tribute; "a tributary colony"
      3: tending to bring about; being partly responsible for;
         "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"; "the
         seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city";
         "a contributory factor" [syn: {conducive}, {contributing(a)},
         {contributive}, {contributory}, {tributary}]
      n 1: a branch that flows into the main stream [syn: {feeder},
           {tributary}, {confluent}, {affluent}] [ant: {distributary}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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