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Definition of Sustentation
1. Noun. The act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence. "Fishing was their main sustainment"
Generic synonyms: Support
Derivative terms: Maintain, Sustain, Sustain, Sustentacular
Definition of Sustentation
1. n. The act of sustaining, or the state of being sustained; preservation from falling; support; sustenance; maintenance.
Definition of Sustentation
1. Noun. The act, or the result of sustaining; sustainment. ¹
2. Noun. The aggregate of the functions by which a living organism is maintained in a normal condition of weight and growth. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sustentation
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sustentation
Literary usage of Sustentation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events (1875)
"That the work of the Board of Home Missions be divided into two departments, that
of Home Missions, and that of sustentation, but that it have but one ..."
2. What is Presbyterian Law as Defined by the Church Courts? by John Aspinwall Hodge (1884)
"This was organized in 1885 to interest the women in the women and children of
freed men, and to employ women to visit and teach them.J sustentation FUND. ..."
3. What is Presbyterian Law as Defined by the Church Courts? by John Aspinwall Hodge (1882)
"J sustentation FUND. What was the origin of this scheme ? In 1870 the Assembly
received ... and certain documents concerning the Scottish sustentation Fund. ..."
4. The Airplane: A Practical Discussion of the Principles of Airplane Flight by Frederick Bedell (1920)
"In an airplane, or in any aircraft heavier than air, this sustentation must be
... The sustentation of an airplane is due to the fact that the air it ..."
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