| 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) | 
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 | Synonyms | addiction, dependence, dependency, habituation | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state | 
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 | Narrower (hyponym) | drug addiction, white plague | 
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 | Domain category | narcotic | 
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| 2. | dependance (state) the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else | 
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 | Synonyms | dependence, dependency | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | state | 
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 | Narrower (hyponym) | contingency, helplessness, reliance, subordination | 
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