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    de·pend·ence
    [dəˈpend(ə)ns]
    noun
    dependence (noun)
    1. the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else:
      "Japan's dependence on imported oil"
      • reliance on someone or something for financial support:
        "the dependence of our medical schools on grant funds"
      • addiction to drink or drugs:
        "alcohol dependence"
    Origin
    late Middle English (in the sense ‘hanging down or something that hangs down’): from Old French dependance, from the verb dependre (see depend).
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    noun
    1. the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else:
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