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reliance

noun

certainty based on past experience

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
R
Ends with
E
Contains
EL
Scrabble score
10
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ɹɪˈlaɪəns

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noun

  1. certainty based on past experience

    “he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists”

noun

  1. the state of relying on something

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Example Sentences

he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists
he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun

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