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Noun: sustentation  `sú-sten'tey-shun
  1. The act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
    "they were in want of sustentation"
    - sustenance, sustainment, maintenance, upkeep

Derived forms: sustentations

See also: sustentacular

Type of: support

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SUSY
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