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Meaning of "dependency" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEPENDENCY

dependency  [dɪˈpɛndənsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEPENDENCY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dependency is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEPENDENCY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dependency in the English dictionary

The first definition of dependency in the dictionary is a territory subject to a state on which it does not border. Other definition of dependency is a dependent or subordinate person or thing. Dependency is also overreliance by a person on another person or on a drug, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEPENDENCY


abundancy
əˈbʌndənsɪ
ascendancy
əˈsɛndənsɪ
ascendency
əˈsɛndənsɪ
attendancy
əˈtɛndənsɪ
co-dependency
ˌkəʊdɪˈpɛndənsɪ
correspondency
ˌkɒrɪˈspɒndənsɪ
countertendency
ˈkaʊntəˌtendənsɪ
dependancy
dɪˈpɛndənsɪ
despondency
dɪˈspɒndənsɪ
impendency
ɪmˈpendənsɪ
independency
ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənsɪ
intendancy
ɪnˈtɛndənsɪ
interdependency
ˌɪntədɪˈpɛndənsɪ
pendency
ˈpɛndənsɪ
redundancy
rɪˈdʌndənsɪ
resplendency
rɪˈsplɛndənsɪ
respondency
rɪˈspɒndənsɪ
superintendency
ˌsuːpərɪnˈtɛndənsɪ
tendency
ˈtɛndənsɪ
transcendency
trænˈsɛndənsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEPENDENCY

depend
dependability
dependable
dependableness
dependably
dependance
dependancies
dependancy
dependant
dependence
dependencies
dependency allowance
dependency grammar
dependent
dependent clause
dependent variable
dependently
dependingly
depeople
deperm

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEPENDENCY

agency
ardency
bearish tendency
cadency
central tendency
co-presidency
coincidency
confidency
decadency
high-dependency
impudency
Militant Tendency
precedency
presidency
pudency
residency
revolving presidency
Ross Dependency
stridency
subsidency
vice-presidency

Synonyms and antonyms of dependency in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DEPENDENCY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dependency» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of dependency

Translation of «dependency» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEPENDENCY

Find out the translation of dependency to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dependency from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dependency» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

附属国
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dependencia
570 millions of speakers

English

dependency
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निर्भरता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التبعية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зависимость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

colônia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বশ্যতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dépendance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pergantungan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schutzgebiet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

保護領
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

보호령
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ketergantungan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phụ thuộc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சார்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अवलंबन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bağımlılık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

territorio dipendente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zależność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

залежність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dependență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξάρτησης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afhanklikheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

beroende
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

avhengighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dependency

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEPENDENCY»

The term «dependency» is very widely used and occupies the 18.509 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of dependency
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEPENDENCY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dependency» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dependency» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dependency

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «DEPENDENCY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dependency.
1
George Allen
The people of America need personal responsibility and freedom, not dependency on the government.
2
George Allen
I do think that the elections of 2010 and 2012 are going to determine the trajectory of the country. Either we're going to be aspiring and improving opportunities based on freedom and responsibility, or we're going to go down the path that dictates and mandates a dependency on government.
3
Sharron Angle
And that's really what's happening in this country is a violation of the First Commandment. We have become a country entrenched in idolatry, and that idolatry is the dependency upon our government. We're supposed to depend upon God for our protection and our provision and for our daily bread, not for our government.
4
David Attenborough
The only way to save a rhinoceros is to save the environment in which it lives, because there's a mutual dependency between it and millions of other species of both animals and plants.
5
George Berkeley
From my own being, and from the dependency I find in myself and my ideas, I do, by an act of reason, necessarily infer the existence of a God, and of all created things in the mind of God.
6
Mary Bono
With gas prices nationally, and especially in our area, increasingly on the rise, it is more crucial then ever that we take steps to diversify our energy sources and reduce our dependency on foreign oil.
7
Alex Campbell
We have witnessed the terrible increases in the incidence of alcoholism, the advent of drug dependency, the protests, marches, strikes and human alienation.
8
Howie Carr
Anyone who doesn't think the welfare-industrial complex is trying to increase dependency isn't paying attention.
9
Jim Costa
Despite the previous efforts of Congresses, our addiction to foreign oil, as the President stated, is greater today than ever before. That dependency is a threat to our national security, and we must address that threat.
10
Ted Cruz
How do we turn our nation around? President Obama thinks the answer is more and more government. Government is not the answer. You are not doing anyone a favor by creating dependency, destroying individual responsibility.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEPENDENCY»

Discover the use of dependency in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dependency and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dependency Parsing
Dependency-based methods for syntactic parsing have become increasingly popular in natural language processing in recent years. This book gives a thorough introduction to the methods that are most widely used today.
Sandra Kübler, Ryan McDonald, Joakim Nivre, 2009
2
Emotional Dependency
Lori Thorkelson Rentzel describes the signs of emotional dependency and shows how God can bring healing and wholeness to these unhealthy relationships.
Lori Rentzel, 1990
3
Children's High Dependency Nursing
With practical features such as learning outcomes, case studies and activities throughout its contents, this book is an indispensable guide for postregistration children’s nurses who provide high dependency care, and children’s nurses ...
Andrea Cockett, Helen Day, 2009
4
Dependency and Development in Latin America (Dependencia Y ...
In a postscript for this edition, Cardoso and Faletto examine the political, social and economic changes of the past ten years in light of their original hypotheses.
Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Enzo Faletto, 1979
5
Chemical Dependency Counseling: A Practical Guide
This volume is the most comprehensive guideáfor counselors and front-line professionals who work with the chemically dependant in a variety of settings.
Robert R. Perkinson, 2008
6
Concepts of Chemical Dependency
Adding to the book's usefulness and relevance, Doweiko also covers topics not usually discussed in other substance abuse texts, including: abuse of anabolic steroids; inhalants; many of the forms of infectious disease associated with ...
Harold Doweiko, 2011
7
Disability and Dependency
One of the disturbing messages of this book is the extent to which disabled people are suffering in society.
Len Barton, 1989
8
The Roots of Dependency: Subsistence, Environment, and ...
. . . To the historiography of the American Indian this book is an important addition."--W. David Baird, American Indian Quarterly Richard White is a professor of history at the University of Washington.
Richard White, 1988
9
High Dependency Nursing Care: Observation, Intervention and ...
Completed updated throughout, this second edition also includes new chapters on infection control, heart failure, tissue removal and transferring the sicker patient.
Tina Moore, Philip Woodrow, 2009
10
The Rentier State in Africa: Oil Rent Dependency and ...
This is a detailed study of the political and economic condition of the Republic of Gabon, focusing on the years of the oil boom (1975-1985).
Douglas Andrew Yates, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEPENDENCY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dependency is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Celebrating the dependency of an independent Malawi: The Fallacy …
On July 06 2015, Malawians celebrated the 51st Independence Day. Nyasaland became independent from colonial Britain after a nationalistic ... «Malawi24, Jul 15»
2
Projects to ease car dependency will stimulate community
July 8, 2015 in City. Projects to ease car dependency will stimulate community. By Shawn Vestal The Spokesman-Review. Print; Email ... «The Spokesman Review, Jul 15»
3
Bulgaria to Reduce Dependency on Russia With Polish Fighter-Jet …
SOFIA — To reduce its dependence on Russia, Bulgaria is working to sign a contract with Poland as early as July to service Sofia's Soviet-era ... «The Moscow Times, Jul 15»
4
Has digital device dependency turned our brains to mush?
But the study's right to caution on this dependency. It does leave us vulnerable if one day the internet isn't there. A few years ago, I was asked to ... «Diginomica, Jul 15»
5
Crime and welfare-dependency down - Government report card
Deputy Prime Minister Bill English has released the latest Government score card, showing reduced crime and welfare dependency. «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
6
Kuwait stops dependency visas for expats parents
Dependency visas will be restricted to wife and children," he said. Meanwhile, a new mechanism for family visit visas has been announced. «Zawya, Jul 15»
7
Government Dependency Does Not Work
It is best summed up by a Puerto Rican economist Gustavo Velez, who recently said, "We have dependency in our DNA." Dependency on the ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
8
Blue Eyes And Alcohol Dependency, New Study Found A Link
Alcoholism continues to be a pervasive social problem in our country. Thus, there is always research being conducted somewhere to examine ... «Pioneer News, Jul 15»
9
Eco-friendly plastic substitute could reduce dependency on fossil …
"Using materials derived from renewable natural sources such as seaweeds on a large scale, could help reduce dependency on finite fossil ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
10
Russia fosters Armenian dependency with $200M weapons loan
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he speaks during a plenary session of an economic forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, June ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»

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