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tributary
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Tributary
(gcide) | Tributary \Trib"u*ta*ry\, a. [OE. tributaire, F. tributaire, L.
tributarius. See Tribute.]
1. Paying tribute to another, either from compulsion, as an
acknowledgment of submission, or to secure protection, or
for the purpose of purchasing peace.
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[Julius] unto Rome made them tributary. --Chaucer.
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2. Hence, subject; subordinate; inferior.
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He to grace his tributary gods. --Milton.
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3. Paid in tribute. "Tributary tears." --Shak.
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4. Yielding supplies of any kind; serving to form or make up,
a greater object of the same kind, as a part, branch,
etc.; contributing; as, the Ohio has many tributary
streams, and is itself tributary to the Mississippi.
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Tributary
(gcide) | Tributary \Trib"u*ta*ry\, n.; pl. Tributaries.
1. A ruler or state that pays tribute, or a stated sum, to a
conquering power, for the purpose of securing peace and
protection, or as an acknowledgment of submission, or for
the purchase of security.
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2. A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a
lake; an affluent.
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tributary
(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] |
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distributary
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Contributary
(gcide) | Contributary \Con*trib"u*ta*ry\, a.
1. Contributory. [R.]
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2. Tributary; contributing. [R.]
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It was situated on the Ganges, at the place where
this river received a contributary stream.
--D'Anville
(Trans. ).
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Distributary
(gcide) | Distributary \Dis*trib"u*ta*ry\, a.
Tending to distribute or be distributed; that distributes;
distributive.
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Tributary
(gcide) | Tributary \Trib"u*ta*ry\, a. [OE. tributaire, F. tributaire, L.
tributarius. See Tribute.]
1. Paying tribute to another, either from compulsion, as an
acknowledgment of submission, or to secure protection, or
for the purpose of purchasing peace.
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[Julius] unto Rome made them tributary. --Chaucer.
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2. Hence, subject; subordinate; inferior.
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He to grace his tributary gods. --Milton.
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3. Paid in tribute. "Tributary tears." --Shak.
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4. Yielding supplies of any kind; serving to form or make up,
a greater object of the same kind, as a part, branch,
etc.; contributing; as, the Ohio has many tributary
streams, and is itself tributary to the Mississippi.
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[1913 Webster]Tributary \Trib"u*ta*ry\, n.; pl. Tributaries.
1. A ruler or state that pays tribute, or a stated sum, to a
conquering power, for the purpose of securing peace and
protection, or as an acknowledgment of submission, or for
the purchase of security.
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2. A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a
lake; an affluent.
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distributary
(wn) | distributary
n 1: a branch of a river that flows away from the main stream
and does not rejoin it [ant: affluent, confluent,
feeder, tributary] |
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