dependency
Definitions
Noun
- The state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
- Being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
- A geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "dependency".
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Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "dependency".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | independence | 4 | 70 |
| 2 | independent | 4 | 70 |
| 3 | tendency | 3 | 49 |
| 4 | depend | 2 | 45 |
| 5 | dependent | 3 | 40 |
| 6 | depending | 3 | 32 |
| 7 | dependence | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | independently | 5 | 12 |
| 9 | depended | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | interdependence | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | despondency | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | expediency | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | dependents | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | independents | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | dependencies | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | overdependence | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | independence's | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | denden | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | deeney | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | pendley | 2 | 0 |
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Words That Precede
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "dependency" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | data | 2 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "dependency".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | dependence | 3 | 12 |
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Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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