distributary adjective & noun.
[dɪ'strɪbjʊt(ǝ)ri] M16.[formed as DISTRIBUTE + -ARY1.]A. adjective.
1. Distinct, several. Only in
M16.2. That distributes;
spec. designating a distributary of a canal, river, etc.
M19.b. noun. Something that distributes;
spec. a branch of a river etc. which does not return to its parent branch after leaving it (as in a delta).
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