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interdependency

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A mutual dependence, connection or correlation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mutuality, interdependence

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: reciprocality, reciprocity

Narrower terms: commensalism, parasitism, symbiosis, mutualism, sharing

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English dependency English interdependency From inter- + dependency.