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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONTRIBUTIVE, a. Tending to contribute; contributing; having the power or quality of giving a portion of aid or influence; lending aid to promote, in concurrence with others.
This measure is contributive to the same end.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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1: tending to bring about; being partly responsible for; "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"; "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"; "a contributory factor" [syn: conducive, contributing, contributive, contributory, tributary]

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adjective see contribution

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Contributive Con*trib"u*tive, a. Contributing, or tending to contribute. --Fuller.





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