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noun
The act of sustaining something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: sustenance, sustentation, maintenance, upkeep
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: support
History
Etymology tree English sustain Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English sustainment From sustain + -ment.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
