- 1. n. Alt. of Dependancy Source: opted
- 2. n. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) Source: wordnet
- 3. n. the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else Source: wordnet
- 4. See word/dependent">Dependent, word/dependence">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. Source: webster
- 5. n being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) n the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else Source: ecdict
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