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 de·pen·dance /dɪˈpɛndən(t)s/

 De·pend·ant De·pend·ance n., De·pend·an·cy, n. See Dependent, Dependence, Dependency.
 Note: ☞ The forms dependant, dependance, dependancy are from the French; the forms dependent, etc., are from the Latin. Some authorities give preference to the form dependant when the word is a noun, thus distinguishing it from the adjective, usually written dependent.
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 dependance
      n : lack of independence or self-sufficiency [syn: dependence,
           dependency]