1. dependency

    noun

    1. Dependence.
    2. Something dependent or subordinate.
    3. A minor territory under the jurisdiction of a government.

    noun

    1. Dependence.
    2. Something dependent or subordinate.
    3. A minor territory under the jurisdiction of a government.
    4. State of being dependent; dependence; state of being subordinate; subordination; concatenation; connection; reliance; trust.
      Similar: dependence subordination concatenation connection reliance trust
    5. A thing hanging down; a dependence.
      Similar: dependence
    6. That which is attached to something else as its consequence, subordinate, satellite, and the like.
    7. A territory remote from the kingdom or state to which it belongs, but subject to its dominion; a colony.
      "Great Britain has its dependencies in Asia, Africa, and America"
      Similar: colony
    8. A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.
    9. Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else:
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    1 [uncountable] dependency (on/upon somebody/something) the state of relying on someone or something for something, especially when this is not normal or necessary financial dependency Their aim is to reduce people's dependency on welfare. the dependency culture (= a way of life in which people depend too much on money from the government) compare codependency
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