noun
Origin: ME < MFr < L sustentatio < sustentare, freq. of sustinere, to sustain
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See sustentation in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Latin sustentātiō, sustentātiōn-
Origin: , from sustentātus
Origin: , past participle of sustentāre, to support; see sustentacular
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