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Noun

a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)

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relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed; "dependent children"; "dependent on moisture"

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contingent on something else

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(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence"

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held from above and hanging down; "a pendant bunch of grapes"

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being under the power or sovereignty of another or others; "subject peoples"; "a dependent prince"

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