dependence
noun
the state of relying on or needing someone or something for aid, support, or the like.
dependences
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pluralof dependence.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A breakdown of the properties registered overseas shows they went to a total of 44 different countries or crown dependences, including Russia and the Cayman Islands.
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
Here, though, the men’s relationship, with its kindness, virtues and mutual dependences, also offers a vision of an American dream not yet wholly corrupted by unbridled self-interest.
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2019
But yet it is less danger to have an ambitious man stirring in business, than great in dependences.
From A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time by Ernest Rhys
Claims made by their pride and their self-respect, and their weaknesses and dependences.
From The Research Magnificent by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
She gave nearly as much milk as the other two, and had been one of the main dependences of the family.
From The Young Miner or Tom Nelson in California by Horatio Alger
