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Dependency is defined as a state of needing something or someone.

(noun)

When you rely on coffee to get you through the day, this is an example of a caffeine dependency.

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See dependency in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. dependencies

dependence
something dependent or subordinate
a land or territory geographically distinct from the country governing it, and held in trust or as a possession, etc. in a subordinate status
addiction to alcohol or drugs

Also spelled dependancy

See dependency in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also de·pen·dan·cy

noun pl. de·pen·den·cies also de·pen·dan·cies

Dependence.
Something dependent or subordinate.
A territory under the jurisdiction of a state of which it does not form an integral part.

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