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   Dependent , a. [L. dependens, -entis, p. pr. dependere. See Depend, and cf. Dependant.]
   Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf.
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   Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not able to exist, or sustain itself, or to perform anything, without the will, power, or aid of something else; not self-sustaining; subordinate; -- often with on or upon; as, dependent on God; dependent upon friends.  Opposite of independent. [Narrower terms: interdependent, mutualist, mutually beneficial; parasitic, parasitical, leechlike, bloodsucking; subordinate; underage; myrmecophilous; symbiotic] Also See: unfree.
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   England, long dependent and degraded, was again a power of the first rank.
   Macaulay.
   
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   conditional; contingent or conditioned.  Opposite of unconditional.
   Syn. -- qualified.
   WordNet 1.5
   addicted to drugs.
   Syn. -- addicted, dependent, drug-addicted, hooked, strung-out.
   WordNet 1.5
   Dependent covenant or Dependent contract (Law), one not binding until some connecting stipulation is performed. -- Dependent variable (Math.), a varying quantity whose changes are arbitrary, but are regarded as produced by changes in another variable, which is called the independent variable.
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   Dependent, n.
   One who depends; one who is sustained by another, or who relies on another for financial support or favor; a hanger-on; a retainer; as, a numerous train of dependents.
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   A host of dependents on the court, suborned to play their part as witnesses.
   Hallam.
   
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   That which depends; corollary; consequence.
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   With all its circumstances and dependents.
   Prynne.
   
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   ☞ See the Note under Dependant.
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