interdependence

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌɪntɚdɪˈpɛndəns/ UK /ˌɪntədɪˈpɛndəns/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the condition of mutual dependence between parties or things

Global trade has woven nations into a web of interdependence.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the condition of mutual... interdependencyinterconnection mutuality interrelation

Opposites

independence autonomyself-sufficiency

Word family

Related forms interdependent dependence depend

Etymology

From inter- ('between, mutually') + dependence, the latter from Latin dependere ('to hang from'), from de- ('down') + pendere ('to hang').

inter- Latin pendere Latin

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# interdependence

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɪntɚdɪˈpɛndəns/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɪntədɪˈpɛndəns/

## Meanings
1. the condition of mutual dependence between parties or things

## Examples
- Global trade has woven nations into a web of interdependence.

## Synonyms
- interdependency
- interconnection
- mutuality
- interrelation

## Antonyms
- independence
- autonomy
- self-sufficiency

## Related Forms
- interdependent
- dependence
- depend

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: inter-
- Root: pendere

## Etymology
From inter- ('between, mutually') + dependence, the latter from Latin dependere ('to hang from'), from de- ('down') + pendere ('to hang').

## AI Etymology
interdependence comes from inter- ('between, mutually') + dependence, the latter from Latin dependere ('to hang from'), from de- ('down') + pendere ('to hang'). Morphologically, the prefixed shape matters: the initial element belongs to the recorded formation and helps explain the modern form's surface analysis. In present English, the noun sense is "the condition of mutual dependence between parties or things", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as interdependent, dependence, and depend. Its semantic neighborhood includes interdependency, interconnection, mutuality, and interrelation, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Latin inter- and Latin pendere.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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