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de·pend·en·cy 
[di-pen-duhn-see] Pronunciation Key
[di-pen-duhn-see] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -cies.
| 1. | the state of being dependent; dependence. |
| 2. | something dependent or subordinate; appurtenance. |
| 3. | an outbuilding or annex. |
| 4. | a subject territory that is not an integral part of the ruling country. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| de·pen·den·cy also de·pen·dan·cy
(dĭ-pěn'dən-sē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. de·pen·den·cies also de·pen·dan·cies
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| dependency | |
noun | |
| 1. | the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else [syn: dependence] |
| 2. | being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) [syn: addiction] |
| 3. | a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country [syn: colony] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Dependency
De*pend"en*cy\, n.; pl. Dependencies. 1. State of being dependent; dependence; state of being subordinate; subordination; concatenation; connection; reliance; trust. Any long series of action, the parts of which have very much dependency each on the other. --Sir J. Reynolds. So that they may acknowledge their dependency on the crown of England. --Bacon. 2. A thing hanging down; a dependence. 3. That which is attached to something else as its consequence, subordinate, satellite, and the like. This earth and its dependencies. --T. Burnet. Modes I call such complex ideas which . . . are considered as dependencies on or affections of substances. --Locke. 4. A territory remote from the kingdom or state to which it belongs, but subject to its dominion; a colony; as, Great Britain has its dependencies in Asia, Africa, and America. Note: Dependence is more used in the abstract, and dependency in the concrete. The latter is usually restricted in meaning to 3 and 4.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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