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      distributary
      noun
      a branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it
      Roots
      disdis- · Latin · apart, awaytribueretribut- · Latin · to allot, distributearius-ary · Latin · pertaining to
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      The word distributary breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: dis-, from Latin dis (“apart, away”); tribut, from Latin tribuere (“to allot, distribute”); and -ary, from Latin arius (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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