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contributories

contributories is the plural of contributory.

Meaning of contributory

Noun

contributory (plural contributories)

  1. A person or thing that contributes.
    • The response to firing is remarkable, and though the 280 lb. pressure seems more in the nature of a reserve for emergencies than a continuous working figure, even with the present-day apology for coal it seldom fell below 250 lb., and could always be brought up to blowing-off point with little...1947 January and February, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 39

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Questions about contributories

What is contributories the plural of?
Contributories is the plural of contributory.

Words near contributories in the dictionary

  1. contributively
  2. contributiveness
  3. contributivity
  4. contributor
  5. contributorial
  6. contributories
  7. contributorily
  8. contributors
  9. contributorship
  10. contributorships
  11. contributory

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