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Dependence   /dɪpˈɛndəns/   Listen
noun
Dependence  n.  
1.
The act or state of depending; state of being dependent; a hanging down or from; suspension from a support.
2.
The state of being influenced and determined by something; subjection (as of an effect to its cause). "The cause of effects, and the dependence of one thing upon another."
3.
Mutual connection and support; concatenation; systematic inter-relation. "So dark and so intricate of purpose, without any dependence or order."
4.
Subjection to the direction or disposal of another; inability to help or provide for one's self; a lack of independence or self-sufficiency.
Synonyms: dependance, dependency. "Reduced to a servile dependence on their mercy."
5.
A resting with confidence; reliance; trust. "Affectionate dependence on the Creator is the spiritual life of the soul."
6.
That on which one depends or relies; as, he was her sole dependence.
7.
That which depends; anything dependent or suspended; anything attached a subordinate to, or contingent on, something else. "Like a large cluster of black grapes they show And make a large dependence from the bough."
8.
A matter depending, or in suspense, and still to be determined; ground of controversy or quarrel. (Obs.) "To go on now with my first dependence."






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... larger, something legitimate? All the other men were taking Madeira's attitude seriously. They showed that they were by the emotionalism, effusive, admiring, with which they hung upon Madeira for a few last words, by their blind dependence, their awe. When the seance broke up finally, they strayed away from him haltingly, like ...
— Sally of Missouri • R. E. Young

... Aristotle even thinks that there are cases in which master and slave might be brought together by a mutual want, each of the other. The former wants hands to execute the work of his brain; the latter a guiding brain for his hands. Where the degree of dependence corresponds exactly to the difference of ability, Aristotle, leaving its abuses out of the question, declares slavery to be just. See, also, Eth. Nicom., VIII, 11. Similarly the Pythagorean Bryson in Stoboeus, Florid. LXXXV, 15. But Aristotle would hold up emancipation to ...
— Principles Of Political Economy • William Roscher

... accordance with the royal decrees which have so provided it. Certain publications intervened, which were entrusted, by special arrangement, to the inhabitants of Manila, independently of the treasurer-general of Mexico. But lately, the dependence of Philipinas on the arrangements of that kingdom having been dispensed with, a solemn agreement was made with the royal apostolic tribunal of this capital, for the six biennials of the thirteenth concession, by ...
— The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 (Vol 28 of 55) • Various

... punctuation is to mark the grammatical connection and the dependence of the parts of a composition, but not the actual pauses made in speaking. Very often the points used to denote the delivery of a passage differ from those used when the passage is written. Nevertheless, ...
— How to Speak and Write Correctly • Joseph Devlin

... so; for it is a scheme of personal salvation significantly described once by the Reverend Mr. Struthers of Barbie. "At the Day of Judgment, my frehnds," said Mr. Struthers—"at the Day of Judgment every herring must hang by his own tail!" Self-dependence was never more luridly expressed. History, climate, social conditions, and the national beverage have all combined (the pundits go on) to make the Scot an individualist, fighting for his own hand. The better for him if it be so; from that he ...
— The House with the Green Shutters • George Douglas Brown


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