Dependency

  • 11dependency — dependence, dependency Dependence is ‘a state of depending’; dependency can also mean this but is more usually ‘something, especially a country or province, that is dependent on another’. The distinction was somewhat blurred by the emergence in… …

    Modern English usage

  • 12dependency — noun a) A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative. Franks sullen dependency was driving his father nuts. b) Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else: In the United States governmental structure, the military is… …

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  • 13dependency — I UK [dɪˈpendənsɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms dependency : singular dependency plural dependencies a country that is controlled by another country II See: dependence …

    English dictionary

  • 14dependency — dependence / dependency [n1] confidence, reliance assurance, belief, credence, expectation, faith, hope, interdependence, responsibility, responsibleness, stability, steadiness, stock, trust, trustiness, trustworthiness; concepts 410,689 Ant.… …

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  • 15dependency — The state of being dependent. pyridoxine d. with seizure an inherited disorder (autosomal recessive) apparently associated with deficient brain type I glutamate decarboxylase; seizures can be controlled with …

    Medical dictionary

  • 16dependency — noun Dependency is used after these nouns: ↑welfare …

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  • 17dependency — de|pen|den|cy [dıˈpendənsi] n plural dependencies 1.) [U] ↑dependence ▪ drug dependency 2.) a country that is controlled by another country →↑colony ▪ Britain s Caribbean dependencies …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18dependency —    1. a subject territory    British imperial use for those distant parts of the globe ruled from London which were not dominions, colonies, or protectorates.    2. an addiction to narcotics or alcohol    The victim depends on regular ingestion:… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 19dependency — dependence [dɪˈpendəns] or dependency [dɪˈpendənsi] noun [U] 1) a situation in which you need someone or something in order to live or succeed Syn: reliance the industry s dependence on coal[/ex] 2) the fact that someone is ADDICTED to a drug or… …

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  • 20dependency — besivystančių šalių priklausomybė statusas T sritis Politika apibrėžtis Koncepcija, pabrėžianti besivystančių šalių priklausomybę nuo išsivysčiusių ir tarptautinių verslo bei finansų institucijų. Marksistinės tarptautinių santykių teorijos… …

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