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noun
1.
the state of relying on or needing someone or something for aid, support, or the like.
2.
reliance; confidence; trust: Her complete reliability earned her our dependence.
3.
an object of reliance or trust.
4.
the state of being conditional or contingent on something, as through a natural or logical sequence: the dependence of an effect upon a cause.
5.
EXPANDthe state of being psychologically or physiologically dependent on a drug after a prolonged period of use.
6.
COLLAPSEsubordination or subjection: the dependence of Martinique upon France.
Also, de·pend·ance.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English dependaunce < Old French dependance, equivalent to depend(re) (see depend) + -ance -ence
1400–50; late Middle English dependaunce < Old French dependance, equivalent to depend(re) (see depend) + -ance -ence
Related forms
non·de·pend·ance, noun
non·de·pend·ence, noun
o·ver·de·pend·ence, noun
pre·de·pend·ence, noun
self-de·pend·ence, noun
EXPANDsem·i·de·pend·ence, noun
COLLAPSE
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dependence
1530s (n.), c.1600 (adj.), from Fr. dépendance (15c.), from O.Fr. despendence (14c.), from dependant, from L. dependere (see depend). Originally also dependance (the earlier form), depending whether the writer had French or Latin foremost
EXPANDin mind, the Latin form gradually predominated and after c.1800 dependance is rare.
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dependence de·pend·ence (dĭ-pěn'dəns)
n.
The state of being dependent, as for support.
Subordination to someone or something needed or greatly desired.
A compulsive or chronic need; an addiction.
de·pend'en·cy n.
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