"overdependence" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "over- + dependence",
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          "ref": "1977 April 30, Steven Blevins, “Sexism in the Bars, Baths, and Bushes”, in Gay Community News, page 5",
          "text": "For many, gay bars have been the traditional vehicle for coming out. Gays, unlike heterosexuals, are rarely provided with homosexual companionship at home or at work. This as made for a frequent overdependence on those social contacts offered by the bar scene — contacts which are often by the nature of their starting point, unfulfilling.",
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          "text": "We have an overdependence on cheap labor."
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        "Excessive reliance or dependence on something."
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  "word": "overdependence"
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  "etymology_text": "over- + dependence",
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