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Word entry · 9 letters

tributary

Best crossword clue

"Feeder stream"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈtɹɪbjʊtəɹi/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted abirrttuyStarts with TEnds with Y2 cluesCommon crossword word
1T2R3I4B5U6T7A8R9Y

Definitions

  1. tending to bring about; being partly responsible for

Word origin

From Middle English tributarie (“paying tribute”), from Latin tribūtārius, from tribūtum (“tribute”).

Used in a sentence

  • The great saphenous vein is a tributary of the femoral vein.
  • An earneſt Coniuration from the King, / As England was his faithfull Tributary
  • to grace his tributary gods
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Feeder stream9 letters
02River branch9 letters

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