TRIBUTARY

/ˈtɹɪbjʊtəɹi/
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Scrabble
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WWF
T(1) R(1) I(1) B(3) U(1) T(1) A(1) R(1) Y(4)
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Definition

/ˈtɹɪbjʊtəɹi/
noun
  1. A natural water stream that flows into a larger river or other body of water.
  2. A nation, state, or other entity that pays tribute.
adjective
  1. Related to the paying of tribute.
  2. Subordinate; inferior
  3. Yielding supplies of any kind; serving to form or make up, a greater object of the same kind, as a part, branch, etc.; contributing.
    “The Ohio has many tributary streams, and is itself tributary to the Mississippi.”

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