Contributary

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Contributary \Con*trib"u*ta*ry\, a.
     1. Contributory. [R.]
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     2. Tributary; contributing. [R.]
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              It was situated on the Ganges, at the place where
              this river received a contributary stream.
                                                    --D'Anville
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