DEPENDENCY

/dɪˈpɛndənsi/ Scrabble 19 Words With Friends 22

Scrabble letter values: D2E1P3E1N1D2E1N1C3Y4 = 19

Definition

  1. noun the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else. — synonyms: dependence, dependance
  2. noun being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs). — synonyms: addiction, dependence, dependance, habituation
  3. noun a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country. — synonyms: colony

Examples

  • “This library has dependencies on a lot of other libraries. We have to compile all of those other libraries first.”
  • “One of this library's dependencies is very finicky. It can be hard to get it to compile on some systems.”

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