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Noun: distributary  di'stri-byu,te-ree [N. Amer], di'stri-byû-t(u-)ree [Brit]
  1. A branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it

Derived forms: distributaries

Type of: branch

Antonym: tributary

Encyclopedia: Distributary

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