interdependent

See also: inter-dependent

English

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *-tér
Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér
Proto-Italic *n̥ter
Latin inter
Latin inter-bor.
English inter-
English dependent
English interdependent

    From inter- + dependent.

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    Adjective

    interdependent (comparative more interdependent, superlative most interdependent)

    1. Mutually dependent; reliant on one another.
      • 1910 [1909], Norman Angell, The Great Illusion, page 334:
        The whole tone of my book is […] to urge that the morality which has been by our necessities developed in the society of individuals must also be applied to the society of nations as that society becomes by virtue of our development more interdependent.
      • 1936 June 7, Nicholas Murray Butler, “Interdependent Nations”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
        Sooner or later it may dawn upon the present generation that it has witnessed and is witnessing the birth of a new world of interdependent peoples, in which many of the old names and shibboleths have either changed their meanings or lost them entirely.
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      • 2012 May 18, Bob Doppelt, “Business leaders need systemic thinking for sustainability”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian‎[2], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC:
        All life on our planet exists only because we are enmeshed within a complex web of interdependent ecological and social systems.
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      • 2017 July 17, Martin Lukacs, “Neoliberalism has conned us into fighting climate change as individuals”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎[3], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC:
        Steeped in a culture telling us to think of ourselves as consumers instead of citizens, as self-reliant instead of interdependent, is it any wonder we deal with a systemic issue by turning in droves to ineffectual, individual efforts?
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      • 2017 October 19, Sarah Binder, Mark Spindel, “The Fed Claims to Be Independent. That’s Mostly a Myth.”, in The New York Times‎[4], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
        Instead, think of Congress and the Fed as interdependent institutions — a political relationship that constrains the Fed’s conduct.
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      • 2019 October, Ruth Bagley tells James Abbott, “Crunch time for Heathrow western link”, in Modern Railways, page 75:
        Ruth Bagley, WRLtH [Western Rail Link to Heathrow] Working Group chair with the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce, is at pains to point out that the western rail link makes sense whether the third Heathrow runway gets built or not. 'The two are not interdependent', she says. 'The rail link DCO [Development Consent Order] should go in later this year for a decision in 2021, whereas the third runway DCO timetable is a year behind that.'
      • 2023 June 6, Thomas L. Friedman, “From Tel Aviv to Riyadh”, in The New York Times‎[5], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2 November 2025:
        […] it allowed me to grasp something quite remarkable: how onetime enemies and rivals across the Middle East are on the cusp of becoming so much more interconnected and interdependent than ever before.

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    Romanian

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
    Proto-Indo-European *-tér
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér
    Proto-Italic *n̥ter
    Latin interlbor.
    French inter-
    French dépendant
    French interdépendantbor.
    Romanian interdependent

      Borrowed from French interdépendant.

      Adjective

      interdependent m or n (feminine singular interdependentă, masculine plural interdependenți, feminine/neuter plural interdependente)

      1. interdependent

      Declension

      Declension of interdependent
      singular plural
      masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
      nominative-
      accusative       		indefinite interdependent interdependentă interdependenți interdependente
      definite interdependentul interdependenta interdependenții interdependentele
      genitive-
      dative       		indefinite interdependent interdependente interdependenți interdependente
      definite interdependentului interdependentei interdependenților interdependentelor
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