dependence : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: dependence	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dependence n the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else Synonym(s): dependence, dependance, dependency 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
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dependence \Depend"ence\, n. [LL. dependentia, fr. L. dependens. See {Dependent}, and cf. {Dependance}.] 1. The act or state of depending; state of being dependent; a hanging down or from; suspension from a support. 2. The state of being influenced and determined by something; subjection (as of an effect to its cause). The cause of effects, and the dependence* of one thing upon another. --Bp. Burnet. 3. Mutu[?][?][?] [?]onnection and support; concatenation; systematic [?][?][?]er relation. So dark a[?][?][?] so intricate of purpose, without any dependence or order. --Sir T. More. 4. Subjection to the direction or disposal of another; inability to help or provide for one's self. Reduced to a servile dependence on their mercy. --Burke. 5. A resting with confidence; reliance; trust. Affectionate dependence on the Creator is the spiritual life of the soul. --T. Erskine. 6. That on which one depends or relies; as, he was her sole dependence. 7. That which depends; anything dependent or suspended; anything attached a subordinate to, or contingent on, something else. Like a large cluster of black grapes they show And make a large dependence from the bough. --Dryden. 8. A matter depending, or in suspense, and still to be determined; ground of controversy or quarrel. [Obs.] To go on now with my first dependence. --Beau. & Fl.