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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescontribuant
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kɔ̃.tʁi.bɥɑ̃
"Plusieurs facteurs ont été contribuants à cet échec."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Playing a part in bringing about a result or situation; helping to cause something.
"Poor diet was a contributory factor in his declining health."
- 1
A person or thing that contributes, especially financially to a fund, pension, or company liquidation.
"Every member of the scheme is listed as a contributory."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin 'contributorius', stemming from 'contributus', past participle of 'contribuere' (to bring together, contribute). It combines the assimilated prefix 'com-' (together) with 'tribuere' (to assign, pay, grant), evolving in English during the 17th century to describe factors that play a part in bringing about a result.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Contributory" is said worldwide
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contribuant
Transliteration: kɔ̃.tʁi.bɥɑ̃
"Plusieurs facteurs ont été contribuants à cet échec."
beitragend
Transliteration: ˈbaɪ̯ˌtʁaːɡənt
"Mehrere Faktoren waren hierbei beitragend."
concorrente
Transliteration: koŋ.korˈrɛn.te
"Questo fu un fattore concorrente al successo."
contribuyente
Transliteration: kon.tɾi.βuˈʝen.te
"Fue un factor contribuyente al problema."
contributivo
Transliteration: kõ.tɾiˈbu.tʃi.vu
"Este foi um fator contributivo importante."
योगदानकर्ता
Transliteration: yogadānkartā
"यह इस परिणाम के लिए एक योगदानकर्ता कारक था।"
有贡献的
Transliteration: yǒu gòngxiàn de
"这是一个促成该结果的有贡献的因素。"
기여하는
Transliteration: giyeohaneun
"이것은 그 결과에 기여하는 요인이었다."
寄与する
Transliteration: kiyo suru
"それは結果に対する寄与要因でした。"
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