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DEPENDENCY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("dependency" is a kind of...):
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dependency"):
Crown Colony (a British colony controlled by the British Crown, represented by a governor)
Instance hyponyms:
Cayman Islands (a British colony in the Caribbean to the northwest of Jamaica; an international banking center)
New Netherland (a Dutch colony in North America along the Hudson and lower Delaware rivers although the colony centered in New Amsterdam; annexed by the English in 1664)
Derivation:
dependent (being under the power or sovereignty of another or others)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
Synonyms:
dependance; dependence; dependency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("dependency" is a kind of...):
state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dependency"):
helplessness (the state of needing help from something)
reliance (the state of relying on something)
subordination (the state of being subordinate to something)
contingency (the state of being contingent on something)
Derivation:
depend (have faith or confidence in)
dependent (relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
Synonyms:
addiction; dependance; dependence; dependency; habituation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("dependency" is a kind of...):
physical condition; physiological condition; physiological state (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)
Domain category:
narcotic (a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dependency"):
drug addiction; white plague (an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug))
Derivation:
dependent (addicted to a drug)
