reliance Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun certainty based on past experience
trust.
- 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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noun the state of relying on something
WordNet
Re*li"ance noun
Etymology
FromDefinitions
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The act of relying, or the condition or quality of being reliant; dependence; confidence; trust; repose of mind upon what is deemed sufficient support or authority. In reliance on promises which proved to be of very little value. Macaulay.
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Anything on which to rely; dependence; ground of trust; Richardson.as, the boat was a poor .reliance