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dependency
  1. A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.
  2. Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else:
  3. A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power.
  4. A dependence on a habit-forming substance such as a drug or alcohol; addiction.
  5. (computing) Reliance on the functionality provided by some other, external component.
  6. (computing) An external component whose functionality is relied on.
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  8. Examples:
    1. “She revolted against her dependency on help from others.”
      “It was time to admit that I had an alcohol and drug dependency.”
      “St. Helena is a British dependency, but also has two dependencies of its own.”
dependent
  1. (US) One who relies on another for support
  2. (grammar) An element in phrase or clause structure that is not the head. Includes complements, modifiers and determiners.
  3. (grammar) The aorist subjunctive or subjunctive perfective: a form of a verb not used independently but preceded by a particle to form the negative or a tense form. Found in Greek and in the Gaelic languages.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “With two children and an ailing mother, she had three dependents in all.”
dependence
  1. The state of being dependent, of relying upon another.
  2. An irresistible physical or psychological need, especially for a chemical substance.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “She had to give up her dependence on sleeping pills before she could really begin to rest.”
      “Nor is it unsuitable that dispositions relating to different respects should have such a mutual dependence among each other.”
      “The dependence of the US on financial inflows from the rest of the world is starting to cause concern in some financial circles.”
dependant
  1. (Britain) A person who depends on another for support, particularly financial support (= US dependent).
  2. (US) Misspelling of dependent.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “Only about a third of carers with a dependant in the household received regular visits from social services or voluntary groups.”
dependance
  1. (archaic) dependence
  2. Misspelling of dependence.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “However, do we really know the side effects of tranquilizers, especially when it comes to tolerance and physical dependance?”
      “This increased dependance on DNA evidence, has made the proper handling and processing of biological material all the more critical.”
      “Controls subprogram calls and generic instantiations that call functions with side effect, thus creating a dependance to the order of evaluation.”
depender
  1. (programming) An agent that depends on another agent, the dependee; the subject of a dependency, a dependent (used in agent-oriented programming)
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The depender relies heavily on the decision-making abilities of the dependee in order to achieve their common goals.”
dependee
  1. (programming) An agent that is depended on by a depender, the target of a dependency (used in agent-oriented programming)
dependability
  1. The characteristic of being dependable; the ability to be depended upon.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “He looks for dependability and reliability, which he says creates customer confidence.”
      “In many cases, a reputation for quality, reliability and dependability grows with length of service to a community.”
      “He looks for dependability and reliability, which he says create customer confidence.”
dependancy
  1. Archaic form of dependency.
  2. Examples:
    1. “I had rather die than return to a dependancy upon relations I have disobliged.”
      “The place is full of Swedish troops, and several officers are quartered in the house of which my hen-coop is a dependancy.”
      “The dependancy means any wrong move can have devastating consequences.”
dependable
  1. A reliable person or thing.
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dependableness
dependablenesses
dependabilities
dependables
dependances
dependences
  1. plural of dependence
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  3. Examples:
    1. “This qualification is important if spurious non-causal dependences are to be ruled out.”
      “A remarkable property of family, with its Breton typical houses, and its dependences.”
      “The district of the abbess of civil nature with its main courtyard, the abbey palate, the presbytery, stables and other dependences.”
dependancies
  1. plural of dependancy
  2. Examples:
    1. “Les Pleurotomes de la Nouvelle-Caledonie et de dependancies.”
dependencies
  1. plural of dependency
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The UK also has it's share of legitimate micro legislatures, although they are dependencies such as the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.”
      “A list of them would contain most of the colonies, lately dependencies, of Spain in South America.”
      “The other is the list of British overseas territories and crown dependencies.”
dependants
  1. plural of dependant
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  3. Examples:
    1. “He received the reply that he would have to relinquish all rights of a salary, a pension or support for his dependants.”
      “Mr Kelly said this could be a great comfort to families and dependants as it gave them an avenue of redress.”
      “There is a snag with this product for owners who have dependants living with them, be they able-bodied or disabled.”
dependents
  1. plural of dependent
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  3. Examples:
    1. “If there are no surviving dependents, burial expenses are payable up to a maximum of 1,000 dalasi.”
      “Small and medium enterprises absorb unemployment, feed families and other dependents, and are reliable taxpayers.”
      “That will depend on your own attitude but, if you have a family and dependents, you'll also have to think about how they see things.”
dependees
  1. plural of dependee
dependers
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