dependency
or de·pend·an·cy
[ dih-pen-duh n-see ]
/ dɪˈpɛn dən si /
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noun, plural de·pend·en·cies.
the state of being dependent; dependence.
something dependent or subordinate; appurtenance.
an outbuilding or annex.
a subject territory that is not an integral part of the ruling country.
Nearby words
depend, dependable, dependant, dependantly, dependence, dependency, dependency-prone, dependent, dependent clause, dependent drainage, dependent edema
Origin of dependency
Related forms
non·de·pend·an·cy, noun, plural non·de·pend·an·cies.non·de·pend·en·cy, noun, plural non·de·pend·en·cies.self-de·pend·en·cy, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for dependancy
The dependancy means any wrong move can have devastating consequences.
The place is full of Swedish troops, and several officers are quartered in the house of which my hen-coop is a dependancy.
I had rather die than return to a dependancy upon relations I have disobliged.
A Letter Book|George Saintsbury
British Dictionary definitions for dependancy
dependency
sometimes US dependancy
/ (dɪˈpɛndənsɪ) /
noun plural -cies
a territory subject to a state on which it does not border
a dependent or subordinate person or thing
psychol overreliance by a person on another person or on a drug, etc
another word for dependence
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