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Reliance
01
the act of depending on someone or something for support, assistance, or fulfillment of needs
Examples
Children often have a strong reliance on their parents for guidance, protection, and provision of basic needs.
02
trust and confidence placed in someone or something
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Uncountable
Plural form
reliances
Lexical Tree
reliance
rely
