About The Word Reliance
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Reliance
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What's The Definition Of Reliance?
[n] certainty based on past experience; "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"
[n] the state of relying on something Synonyms | Synonyms for Reliance: trust Related Terms | Find terms related to Reliance: See Also | certainty | dependance | dependence | dependency Reliance In Webster's Dictionary \Re*li"ance\ (-ans), n. [From {Rely}.]
1. 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.
2. Anything on which to rely; dependence; ground of trust;
as, the boat was a poor reliance. --Richardson.
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