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self-sustaining

(-sə stān)

adjective

  1. supporting or able to support oneself or itself
  2. able to continue once begun

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See self-sustaining in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Able to sustain oneself or itself independently.

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  • selfˌ-sus·tainˈing·ly adverb

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