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dependency (iou)



dependency noun. Also *dependancy. L16.
[formed as DEPENDENCE: see -ANCY, -ENCY.]
= DEPENDENCE 2. L16.
Shakespeare Measure for Measure The oddest frame of sense, such a dependency of thing on thing, As e'er I heard.
= DEPENDENCE 5. L16.
A. Storr Every child, if it is to become an adult in its own right, has to escape from dependency. Times Self-generated and minus any dependency on government gratuities.
= DEPENDENCE 6. L16-E17.
A dependent or subordinate thing; esp. a country or province controlled by another. Formerly also, a body of dependants, a household establishment. E17.
G. Murray An Empire, in which Athens..dictated the foreign policy, while the dependencies paid tribute for their protection.
= DEPENDENCE 4a. E17-E19.