adj
Meaning 1
Of, pertaining to, or involving a contribution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
contributory
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɒntɹɪˌbjuːt(ə)ɹi/
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Received-Pronunciation: /kənˈtɹɪbjʊt(ə)ɹi/
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Received-Pronunciation: /kənˈtɹɪbjət(ə)ɹi/
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General-American: /ˈkɑntɹɪbjəˌtɔɹi/
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General-American: /kənˈtrɪbjəˌtɔɹi/
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CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N T R IH1 B Y AH0 T AO2 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Tending to contribute to a result.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Paying tribute, tributary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 4
A person or thing that contributes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- working conditions are not conducive to productivity
- the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city
- a contributory factor
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: conducive, contributing(a), contributive, tributary
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From earlier contributary, from Middle English contributarie, from con- + tributarie after Middle French contributaire.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Norwegian Bokmål: medvirkende — contributing to a result
- Russian: способствующий (sposobstvujuščij) — contributing to a result
- Russian: сотрудничающий (sotrudničajuščij) — contributing to a result
- Russian: содействующий (sodejstvujuščij) — contributing to a result