dependences
- 1Plural of dependence.
The report mapped the various dependences between the country's industries and its trading partners.
The study compared the economic dependences of several small island nations.
Note
A plural that exists because both meanings of dependence can be counted. When reliance splits into distinct ties, such as reliance on a supplier, a lender or a single crop, each becomes one of several dependences. The same holds for compulsive needs, since a person may struggle with more than one. Used for a general state, the word stays singular: a country's dependence on imports, not its dependences.
dependences is a form of dependence
dependence, noun: The state of relying on another person or thing for support, help, or survival. Full entry
- Forms
- dependencedependences plural
- Spelling
- dependence → dependences: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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