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reliance |
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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