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nontributary

nontributary adjective: not tributary.

Adjective

nontributary (not comparable)

  1. Not tributary.

Origin of nontributary

From non- + tributary.

Questions about nontributary

What does nontributary mean?
Nontributary means not tributary.
What part of speech is nontributary?
Nontributary is an adjective.

Words near nontributary in the dictionary

  1. nontriangulated
  2. nontribal
  3. nontribally
  4. nontribesman
  5. nontribesmen
  6. nontributary
  7. nontricyclic
  8. nontried
  9. nontrier
  10. nontriers
  11. nontriggering

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