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sustenance
(encz) | sustenance,obživa n: Zdeněk Brož |
sustenance
(encz) | sustenance,potrava n: Zdeněk Brož |
sustenance
(encz) | sustenance,vydržování n: Zdeněk Brož |
sustenance
(encz) | sustenance,výživa n: Zdeněk Brož |
sustenance
(encz) | sustenance,živobytí Zdeněk Brož |
Sustenance
(gcide) | Sustenance \Sus"te*nance\, n. [OF. sustenance, sostenance,
soustenance: cf. L. sustenentia endurance. See Sustain.]
1. The act of sustaining; support; maintenance; subsistence;
as, the sustenance of the body; the sustenance of life.
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2. That which supports life; food; victuals; provisions;
means of living; as, the city has ample sustenance. "A man
of little sustenance." --Chaucer.
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For lying is thy sustenance, thy food. --Milton.
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sustenance
(wn) | sustenance
n 1: a source of materials to nourish the body [syn:
nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance,
aliment, alimentation, victuals]
2: the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was
expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for
support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood" [syn:
support, keep, livelihood, living, {bread and
butter}, sustenance]
3: 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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Sustenance
(gcide) | Sustenance \Sus"te*nance\, n. [OF. sustenance, sostenance,
soustenance: cf. L. sustenentia endurance. See Sustain.]
1. The act of sustaining; support; maintenance; subsistence;
as, the sustenance of the body; the sustenance of life.
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2. That which supports life; food; victuals; provisions;
means of living; as, the city has ample sustenance. "A man
of little sustenance." --Chaucer.
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For lying is thy sustenance, thy food. --Milton.
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