interdependence

  • 1interdependence — UK US /ˌɪntədɪˈpendəns/ noun [C or U] ► if there is an interdependence between two or more things, they depend on each other: »the interdependence between global trading partners interdependence with sth »A company s interdependence with its… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 2Interdependence — In ter*de*pend ence, n. Mutual dependence. The interdependence of virtue and knowledge. M. Arnold. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3interdependence — interdependence, interdependency Both forms are in use with no difference in meaning, but interdependence is much more common …

    Modern English usage

  • 4interdependence — [in΄tər dē pen′dəns, in΄tərdipen′dəns] n. dependence on each other or one another; mutual dependence: also interdependency interdependent adj. interdependently adv. * * * See interdependent. * * * …

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  • 5interdependence — index mutuality, relationship (connection) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 6interdependence — 1822, from INTER (Cf. inter ) + DEPENDENCE (Cf. dependence) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 7interdependence — [in΄tər dē pen′dəns, in΄tərdipen′dəns] n. dependence on each other or one another; mutual dependence: also interdependency interdependent adj. interdependently adv …

    English World dictionary

  • 8Interdependence — Not to be confused with interconnectivity or interconnectedness. Interdependence is a dynamic of being mutually responsible to and sharing a common set of principles with others. It is concerned with the mutually understanding of states with… …

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  • 9interdependence — [[t]ɪ̱ntə(r)dɪpe̱nd(ə)ns[/t]] N UNCOUNT Interdependence is the condition of a group of people or things that all depend on each other. ...the interdependence of nations. ...economic interdependence …

    English dictionary

  • 10interdependence — in|ter|de|pen|dence [ˌıntədıˈpendəns US tər ] n also in|ter|de|pen|den|cy [ dənsi] [C usually singular, U] a situation in which people or things depend on each other interdependence of ▪ the interdependence of our body s immune and nervous… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English