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Definition of Subsister
1. Noun. One who lives through affliction. "The survivors of the fire were taken to a hospital"
Exact synonyms: Survivor
Generic synonyms: Unfortunate, Unfortunate Person
Derivative terms: Subsist, Survive
Generic synonyms: Unfortunate, Unfortunate Person
Derivative terms: Subsist, Survive
Definition of Subsister
1. Noun. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Subsister
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Subsister
Literary usage of Subsister
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionnaire Des Sciences Philosophiques by Adolphe Franck (1851)
"... dans l'histoire de la philosophie, appartient depuis longtemps au passé, et
qu'on ne pourrait l'omettre sans laisser subsister une fâcheuse lacune. ..."
2. The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents: Travels and Explorations of the by Reuben Gold Thwaites, Jesuits (1898)
"... si on n'arreste le mal en sa source, il puissent plus longtemps subsister ;
c'est ce qu'on accordera facilement si on considère qu'en moins de dix ans, ..."
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