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dependency vs subordination

subordination vs dependency

dependency and subordination both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dependency Yes No No No
subordination Yes No No No
As nouns, subordination is a hyponym of dependency; that is, subordination is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dependency:
  • dependency: the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
  • subordination: the state of being subordinate to something
Other hyponyms of dependency include helplessness, reliance, contingency.
dependency (noun) subordination (noun)
a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country the act of mastering or subordinating someone
the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else the quality of obedient submissiveness
being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) the grammatical relation of a modifying word or phrase to its head
the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class
the state of being subordinate to something
Difference between dependency and subordination

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