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  3  definitions  found 
 
  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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