The action of upholding or keeping in being a cause, right, state of things, government, etc.; the state or fact of being upheld or sustained…
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| 释义 | the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > maintaining state or condition > [noun] (44) maintenancec1390 The action of upholding or keeping in being a cause, right, state of things, government, etc.; the state or fact of being upheld or sustained… sustentation1425 The action of maintaining or preserving a condition or state of affairs, esp. the maintenance or preservation of human life. Also occasionally: spec.… keepingc1430 The maintaining of a state or condition. conservationc1447 Preservation of existing conditions, institutions, rights, peace, order, etc. sustenation1496 The action of sustaining or maintaining something; maintenance, support. Cf. sustentation, n. maintainment?c1500 Maintenance; that which maintains something in action. intertenure1537 Maintenance. containing1567 Holding, keeping, including, restraining. sustainment1568 The action of sustain, v. (in various senses); spec. the support or maintenance of someone or something, in later use esp. military equipment or… maintain1599 Maintenance, support. manutention1603 The action of upholding or maintaining something or someone; maintenance, upkeep. In spec. use (perhaps only in university colleges, as in quots… manutenency?1630 The action of holding something in the hand; support (literal and figurative), esp. divine support. continuance1691 Retention in some position or state. Obsolete. conservancy1884 The action of conserving or keeping something safe; conservation, protection. Now rare except as in sense 2. Subcategories:— of oneself or itself (1) — capability for (1) — means of (3) — resistance to change (9) — opponent of change (15) — of a building, institution, etc. (1) |
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