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tributaries

tributaries is the plural of tributary.

Meaning of tributary

Noun

tributary (plural tributaries)

  1. A natural water stream that flows into a larger river or other body of water.
    Synonyms:
    affluent, influent
    Antonyms:
    distributary
  2. A vein which drains into another vein.
    • The great saphenous vein is a tributary of the femoral vein.
  3. A nation, state, or other entity that pays tribute.
    • An earneſt Coniuration from the King, / As England was his faithfull Tributaryc. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

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Questions about tributaries

What is tributaries the plural of?
Tributaries is the plural of tributary.

Words near tributaries in the dictionary

  1. tribunitious
  2. tribunitive
  3. tribus
  4. tribuses
  5. tributable
  6. tributaries
  7. tributarily
  8. tributariness
  9. tributary
  10. tributary load
  11. tributary loads

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