Definition of interdependent
: dependent upon one another : mutually dependent
interdependent statistical variables … the interdependent gyrations of double suns …— James Joyce … the interrelationships between social groupings were reciprocal and interdependent.— Howard P. Chudacoff In an interdependent world, every nation is dependent upon every other.— Michael Novak
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The first known use of interdependent was in 1838
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