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Dependency

Noun

Sense 1: The state of being dependent on someone or something.

Example sentence: His financial dependency on his parents prevented him from pursuing his dreams.

Sense 2: A country or territory controlled by another country and thus politically dependent on it.

Example sentence: Puerto Rico is a dependency of the United States.

Adjective

Sense 1: Reliant or dependent.

Example sentence: As a child, he was in a very dependant position on his older siblings.

Sense 2: (computing) Necessary to the functioning of a system or program.

Example sentence: The software update introduced new dependencies on certain libraries.