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tributary

How many syllables in tributary?

  4 syllables

Divide tributary into syllables:   trib-u-tar-y
How to pronounce tributary:   trib-yuh-ter-ee
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Synonyms for tributary


1 syllable
  • arm
  • stream
  • branch
2 syllables
  • river
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What rhymes with tributary

3 syllables
4 syllables
5 syllables
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