dependents

/D IH0 P EH1 N D AH0 N T S/

noun

1
One who relies on another for support
“With two children and an ailing mother, she had three dependents in all.”
2
(grammar) An element in phrase or clause structure that is not the head. Includes complements, modifiers and determiners.
3
(grammar) The aorist subjunctive or subjunctive perfective: a form of a verb not used independently but preceded by a particle to form the negative or a tense form. Found in Greek and in the Gaelic languages.

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