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dependent

CEFR: B1

Contingent on or determined by something else; relying on institutional or familial support.

Synonyms

contingent
reliant

Common Collocations

heavily dependent
dependent on
mutually dependent

Example Sentence

Economic stability in agrarian nations is heavily dependent on predictable seasonal monsoon patterns.

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