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noun
The condition of being interdependent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: mutuality, interdependency
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reciprocality, reciprocity
Narrower terms: commensalism, parasitism, symbiosis, mutualism, sharing
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English dependence English interdependence From inter- + dependence.
Across languages
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
