Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

interdependency

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-de-pen-den-cy
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mutual dependence, connection or correlation.

Example Sentences

"All life on our planet exists only because we are enmeshed within a complex web of interdependent ecological and social systems. Executives must remove their blinkers and recognise this natural law of interdependency."
"In a superbly argued and richly detailed account of the interdependencies of slavery and revolution throughout the Americas, as well as the religious traditions of Protestantism, Catholicism and Islam (many of the west Africans were educated Muslims), […]"
"We have tried to conceptualise the chapters in a manner that allows them to be read selectively without too much interdependency."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English dependency English interdependency From inter- + dependency.

Inflected Forms

interdependencies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

interdependence interdependent

Synonyms

mutuality interdependence

Questions

What does interdependency mean?: A mutual dependence, connection or correlation.
Where does interdependency come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English dependency English interdependency From inter- + dependency.

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