dependance : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: dependance	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dependance n being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) Synonym(s): addiction, dependence, dependance, dependency, habituation the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else Synonym(s): dependence, dependance, dependency
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dependant \Depend"ant\, Dependance* \Depend"ance\, n., Dependancy \Depend"an*cy\, n. See {Dependent}, {Dependence}, {Dependency}. Note: The forms dependant, dependance, dependancy are from the French; the forms dependent, etc., are from the Latin. Some authorities give preference to the form dependant when the word is a noun, thus distinguishing it from the adjective, usually written dependent.