how to pronounce dependence

/dɪˈpɛndəns/

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dependence is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of dependence in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… fatality but then our dependence on oil …”

meaning of dependence

Dependence means the state of being dependent on something or someone.

dependence frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word dependence occurs in english on average 3.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics dependence can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that dependence can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) people, society, and culture;