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   Dependence , n. [LL. dependentia, fr. L. dependens. See Dependent, and cf. Dependance.]
    The act or state of depending; state of being dependent; a hanging down or from; suspension from a support.
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   The state of being influenced and determined by something; subjection (as of an effect to its cause).
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   The cause of effects, and the dependence of one thing upon another.
   Bp. Burnet.
   
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   Mutual connection and support; concatenation; systematic inter-relation.
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   So dark and so intricate of purpose, without any dependence or order.
   Sir T. More.
   
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   Subjection to the direction or disposal of another; inability to help or provide for one's self; a lack of independence or self-sufficiency.
   Syn. -- dependance, dependency.
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   Reduced to a servile dependence on their mercy.
   Burke.
   
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   A resting with confidence; reliance; trust.
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   Affectionate dependence on the Creator is the spiritual life of the soul.
   T. Erskine.
   
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   That on which one depends or relies; as, he was her sole dependence.
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   That which depends; anything dependent or suspended; anything attached a subordinate to, or contingent on, something else.
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   Like a large cluster of black grapes they show
   And make a large dependence from the bough.
   Dryden.
   
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   A matter depending, or in suspense, and still to be determined; ground of controversy or quarrel. [Obs.]
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   To go on now with my first dependence.
   Beau. & Fl.
   
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