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English noun: dependance

1. dependance (state) being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)


Synonymsaddiction, dependence, dependency, habituation


Broader (hypernym)physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state


Narrower (hyponym)drug addiction, white plague


Domain categorynarcotic

2. dependance (state) the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else


Synonymsdependence, dependency


Broader (hypernym)state


Narrower (hyponym)contingency, helplessness, reliance, subordination









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