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sustentation

(-tā′s̸hən)

noun

a sustaining or being sustained; maintenance, support, or preservation
something that sustains or supports; sustenance

Origin: ME < MFr < L sustentatio < sustentare, freq. of sustinere, to sustain

Related Forms:

sustentative adjective

See sustentation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Something that sustains; a support.
Sustenance.

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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Related Forms:

susˈten·taˌtive (-tāˌtĭv) adjective

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