Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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dependence | Yes | No | No | No |
contingency | Yes | No | No | No |
dependence (noun) | contingency (noun) |
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the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else | a possible event or occurrence or result |
being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) | the state of being contingent on something |