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dependence

or de·pend·ance

[ dih-pen-duhns ]

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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

/ dɪˈpɛndəns /

1400–50; late Middle English dependaunce < Old French dependance, equivalent to depend ( re ) ( depend ) + -ance -ence

The claim of reduced dependence on foreign oil suppliers is also suspect.

This kind of dependence on donors is a broader, older idea of “corruption” than bribery.

The most credible scientific data on wolverine behavior documents an absolute dependence on “persistent spring snow habitat.”

In her talk on Wednesday, Clinton also took credit for weaning several other countries off of their dependence on Iranian oil.

With coal plants on the way out, what you end up with is a power mix with an unprecedented dependence on one fuel.

Allcraft winced, as every syllable made known the speaker's actual strength—his own dependence and utter weakness.

Nor need they live under the same roof, the essential thing is the relation and dependence existing between them.

The question of dependence is one of fact; contributions by the deceased tend to establish this, but are not conclusive.

Confusedly, the young man in the library had made her feel for the first time what might be the sweetness of dependence.

To this day in Servia the popular forms of swearing express dependence and reliance upon the powers of nature.

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