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sustentation
(encz) | sustentation, n: |
Sustentation
(gcide) | 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.
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2. (Physiol.) The aggregate of the functions by which a
living organism is maintained in a normal condition of
weight and growth.
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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.
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sustentation
(wn) | sustentation
n 1: the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of
subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing
was their main sustainment" [syn: sustenance,
sustentation, sustainment, maintenance, upkeep] |
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sustentation
(encz) | sustentation, n: |
Sustentation fund
(gcide) | 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.
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2. (Physiol.) The aggregate of the functions by which a
living organism is maintained in a normal condition of
weight and growth.
[1913 Webster]
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.
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sustentation
(wn) | sustentation
n 1: the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of
subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing
was their main sustainment" [syn: sustenance,
sustentation, sustainment, maintenance, upkeep] |
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