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dependency
de·pend·en·cy [ di péndənssee ] (plural de·pend·en·cies) or de·pend·an·cy [ di péndənssee ] (plural de·pend·an·cies)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. dependent country: a country or state that belongs to another nonadjacent country
2. building annex: a building near to and associated with a larger main building
3. 
Same as  dependence
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