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de·pend·en·cy (de·pend·an·cy)
 dependency (dependancy)
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- pronunciation:
- dih
pen
dihn
si
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
dependencies, dependancies |
| definition 1: |
the condition of being dependent.
- synonyms:
- subjection, subordination
- antonyms:
- independence
- similar words:
- dependence, vassalage
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| definition 2: |
something dependent or under the authority of another, esp. a colony or territory.
- similar words:
- colony, mandate, possession, protectorate
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| related words: |
habit |
adjective + (n.)dependency (dependancy)
academic,
asymmetrical,
chemical,
colonial,
continuing,
economic,
elder,
emotional,
excessive,
fossil-fuel,
functional,
increased,
increasing,
infantile,
interpersonal,
juvenile,
lifelong,
long-term,
mutual,
overall,
physical,
psychological,
resulting,
structural,
technological,
total,
vulnerable
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verb + (n.)dependency (dependancy)
alleviate,
break,
breed,
characterize,
create,
cure,
decrease,
detect,
discourage,
eliminate,
encourage,
foster,
free,
imply,
lessen,
minimize,
overcome,
perpetuate,
reduce,
reinforce,
undergo,
wean
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(n.)dependency (dependancy)
+ verb
associate, correct, correlate, emphasize, result, stress
noun + (n.)dependency (dependancy)
abuse,
addiction,
agriculture,
alcohol,
alcoholism,
autonomy,
chemical,
closeness,
colony,
constraint,
context,
creation,
crime,
culture,
cycle,
depression,
dimension,
disability,
drug,
illegitimacy,
poverty,
proceeding,
relation,
root,
sample,
scale,
self-criticism,
structure,
substance,
unemployment,
welfare
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The word dependency
contains the following part:
-ance, -ence, -ency, -ancy
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means state, quality, or act of
  More about this word part:
The suffix group -ance
, -ence
, -ency
, -ancy
attaches to verbs and Latin verb stems to create nouns. The suffix -ance
is usually attached to whole English words, whereas -ence
is usually attached to roots: compare eloquence
and acceptance
. For most nouns ending in -ance
, -ence
, -ency
, -ancy
, there is a correponsponding adjective form ending in -ant, -ent.
Example words:
absence, acceptance, accountancy, admittance, agency, ambiance, ambience, appetency, arrogance, ascendancy, attendance, audience, belligerency, benevolence, brilliancy, buoyancy, cadence, clemency, complacency, conference, confidence, consequence, conservancy, consistency, constancy, constituency, contingency, counterinsurgency, countertendency, currency, decency, deficiency, delinquency, dependency, despondency, difference, disappearance, discrepancy, disturbance, efficiency, eloquence, emergency, equivalency, excellency, exigency, expectancy, expediency, fluency, frequency, hesitancy, importance, incoherency, inconsistency, incumbency, indecency, independence, independency, inefficiency, infancy, insufficiency, insurgency, interagency, interdependency, itinerancy, latency, leniency, malfeasance, malignancy, mendicancy, nonbelligerency, nonemergency, occupancy, occurrence, patency, permanency, piquancy, poignancy, potency, preference, pregnancy, presidency, proficiency, pungency, redundancy, regency, remembrance, residence, residency, science, solvency, stringency, subagency, sufficiency, superefficiency, superintendency, tenancy, tendency, transparency, urgency, vacancy, vagrancy
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