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sus·ten·ta·tion
/-ˈteʃən/
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Sus·ten·ta·tion
n.
1.
The
act
of
sustaining
,
or
the
state
of
being
sustained
;
preservation
from
falling
;
support
;
sustenance
;
maintenance
.
2.
Physiol.
The
aggregate
of
the
functions
by
which
a
living
organism
is
maintained
in
a
normal
condition
of
weight
and
growth
.
Sustentation fund
Eccl.
,
a
fund
of
a
religious
body
for
support
of
its
ministers
,
chapels
,
etc
.;
as
,
the
sustentation fund
of
the
Free
Church
of
Scotland
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
sustentation
n
:
the
act
of
sustaining
life
by
food
or
providing
a
means
of
subsistence
; "
they
were
in
want
of
sustenance
"; "
fishing
was
their
main
sustainment
" [
syn
:
sustenance
,
sustainment
,
maintenance
,
upkeep
]
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