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overdependency

overdependency is the alternative form of overdependence.

Meaning of overdependence

Noun

overdependence (usually uncountable, plural overdependences)

  1. (usually) Excessive reliance or dependence on something.
    • We have an overdependence on cheap labor.

Forms of overdependency

pluraloverdependencies

Origin of overdependency

From over- + dependency.

Questions about overdependency

What is overdependency the alternative form of?
Overdependency is the alternative form of overdependence.

Words near overdependency in the dictionary

  1. overdenture
  2. overdentures
  3. overdependence
  4. overdependences
  5. overdependencies
  6. overdependency
  7. overdependent
  8. overdeposition
  9. overdepositions
  10. overdepress
  11. overdepressed

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Adapted from Wiktionary: overdependency (page history and authors); overdependence (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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