Usually means: Relying on something for support.
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We found 35 dictionaries that define the word dependence:

General (25 matching dictionaries)
  1. dependence: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. dependence: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. dependence: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. dependence: Collins English Dictionary
  5. dependence: Vocabulary.com
  6. Dependence, dependence: Wordnik
  7. dependence: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. dependence (dependance): The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. dependence: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. dependence: Dictionary.com
  11. dependence: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  12. Dependence (behavioral medicine), Dependence: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. Dependence: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  14. dependence: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  15. dependence: Rhymezone
  16. dependence: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  17. dependence: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  18. Dependence: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  19. dependence: Free Dictionary
  20. dependence: Mnemonic Dictionary
  21. dependence: Dictionary/thesaurus
  22. dependence: Wiktionary
  23. dependence: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. dependence: Legal dictionary
  2. BusinessDictionary.com (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. dependence: Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Glossary of HIV/AIDS Related Terms (No longer online)
  4. dependence: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. dependence: Idioms

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Botanical Terms (No longer online)

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Glossary of Meteorology (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (
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noun:  The state of being dependent, of relying upon another.
noun:  An irresistible physical or psychological need, especially for a chemical substance.

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