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Word: Dependence
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘hanging down or something that hangs down’): from Old French dependance, from the verb dependre (see depend)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈpɛnd(ə)ns
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
Short Definition:state of relying on or being controlled by person or thing else
Examples:- Japan's dependence on imported oil
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