reliance
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -aɪəns
Noun[edit]
reliance (countable and uncountable; plural reliances)
- The act of relying on someone or something; trust.
- Macaulay
- In reliance on promises which proved to be of very little value.
- Macaulay
- The condition of being reliant or dependent.
- A person or thing which relies on another.
- Anything on which to rely; ground of trust.
- The boat was a poor reliance.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Richardson to this entry?)
Translations[edit]
The act of relying on someone or something; trust
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The condition of being reliant or dependent
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A person or thing which relies on another
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