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sustenance |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sustenance \Sus"te*nance\, n. [OF. sustenance, sostenance, soustenance: cf L. sustenentia endurance. See {Sustain}.] 1. The act of sustaining; support; maintenance; subsistence; as the sustenance of the body; the sustenance of life. 2. That which supports life; food; victuals; provisions; means of living; as the city has ample sustenance. ``A man of little sustenance.'' --Chaucer. For lying is thy sustenance, thy food. --Milton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sustenance n 1: a source of nourishment [syn: {nutriment}, {nourishment}, {aliment}, {alimentation}, {victuals}] 2: the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood" [syn: {support}, {keep}, {livelihood}, {living}, {bread and butter}] 3: the act of sustaining [syn: {sustentation}, {sustainment}, {maintenance}, {upkeep}]
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