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NOUN (2)

1. certainty based on past experience;
- Example: "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"
- Example: "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun"
[syn: reliance, trust]

2. the state of relying on something; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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            In reliance on promises which proved to be of very
            little value.                         --Macaulay.
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   2. Anything on which to rely; dependence; ground of trust;
      as, the boat was a poor reliance. --Richardson.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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: reliance, trust]
    2: the state of relying on something