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INTERDEPENDENCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)
Synonyms:
interdependence; interdependency; mutuality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("interdependence" is a kind of...):
reciprocality; reciprocity (a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "interdependence"):
commensalism (the relation between two different kinds of organisms when one receives benefits from the other without damaging it)
parasitism (the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage))
mutualism; symbiosis (the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other)
sharing (having in common)
sharing (using or enjoying something jointly with others)
Derivation:
interdepend (be connected)
interdependent (mutually dependent)
