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dependence

noun
/dɪˈpɛndəns/UK

Etymology

From Middle French dépendance. Morphologically depend + -ence.

  1. borrowed from dépendance

Definitions

  1. The state of being dependent, of relying upon another.

    • He had a deep dependence on her for guidance.

  2. An irresistible physical or psychological need, especially for a chemical substance.

    • Her dependence on cocaine led to her ruin.

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Derived

antedependence, caffeine dependence, codependence, co-dependence, density dependence, dependence grammar, drug dependence, interdependence, linear dependence, nondependence, overdependence, path dependence, pharmacodependence, semidependence, stereodependence, substance dependence, technodependence

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at dependence. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at dependence. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at dependence

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA