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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reliance \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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
reliance
n 1: 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"
[syn: {trust}]
2: the state of relying on something
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Reliance, SD (town, FIPS 54020)
Location: 43.88036 N, 99.60227 W
Population (1990): 169 (84 housing units)
Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 57569
Reliance, TN
Zip code(s): 37369
Reliance, VA
Zip code(s): 22649
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