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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See dependent.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun See dependent, dependence, dependency.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Obsolete spelling of dependent.
  • noun UK A person who depends on another for support, particularly financial support (= (US) dependent).
  • noun US Common misspelling of dependent.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective contingent on something else
  • noun a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
  • adjective addicted to a drug

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