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dependence
[ dih-pen-duhns ]
noun
- the state of relying on or needing someone or something for aid, support, or the like.
- reliance; confidence; trust:
Her complete reliability earned her our dependence.
- an object of reliance or trust.
- the state of being conditional or contingent on something, as through a natural or logical sequence:
the dependence of an effect upon a cause.
- the state of being psychologically or physiologically dependent on a drug after a prolonged period of use.
- subordination or subjection:
the dependence of Martinique upon France.
dependence
/ ɪˈɛԻəԲ /
noun
- the state or fact of being dependent, esp for support or help
- reliance; trust; confidence
- rare.an object or person relied upon
Other Word Forms
- ԴDzd·ԻaԳ noun
- ԴDzd·ԻIJԳ noun
- v··ԻIJԳ noun
- d·ԻIJԳ noun
- -·ԻIJԳ noun
- i··ԻIJԳ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of dependence1
Example Sentences
Minahan, a TV veteran, eventually falls into the trap of episodic management, to the point where characters lose their individuality within the story’s growing dependence on constructs, gestures and making points.
He treats a trade deficit with Canada or Japan as just as dangerous as economic dependence on China.
But they also opened new doors for other businesses, often into global supply chains that wanted to cut their dependence on China.
Mexico, with its heavy dependence on cross-border trade — the U.S market accounts for more than 80% of its total exports — has long been viewed as the nation most vulnerable to Trump’s tariff agenda.
"We have a massive dependence on social media that has taken us away from more social pastimes," he argues.
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