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sustentation |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sustentation \Sus`ten*ta"tion\, n. [L. sustentatio sustenance, maintenance, fr sustentare to support, maintain, v. intens. fr sustinere to sustain: cf F. sustentation. See {Sustain}.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sustentation n : the act of sustaining [syn: {sustenance}, {sustainment}, {maintenance}, {upkeep}]
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