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Definition of: dependence
(di·pen′dəns) noun
1. The act or relation of depending, or the state of being dependent on or determined by some one or something else.
2. Reliance; trust.
3. Reciprocal reliance.
4. Subordination; subjection; that which is subordinate to or contingent on something else.
5. That on which one relies. Also de·pen′dance.
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