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reliance

re·liance

UK/ɹɪˈlaɪ.əns/ US/riˈlaɪʌns/ rare dated

noun

1.

certainty based on past experience

  • “he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists”
  • “he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun”
Synonyms
2.

the state of relying on something

Origin

From rely + -ance.

Phrases

  • engendered reliance
  • reliance interest

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