sustentionn.

Brit.

/səˈstɛnʃn/, U.S.

/səˈstɛn(t)ʃ(ə)n/

Forms: 1500s sustencion, 1700s–1800s sustension, 1800s– sustention.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: Latin sustent- , sustinēre , -ion suffix¹; sustentation n.

Etymology: Either < classical Latin sustent-, past participial stem of sustinēre sustain v. + -ion suffix¹, after e.g. retention n. (beside retain v.), etc., or an alteration of sustentation n. by association with the same models.Quot. 1515 at sense 1a is from a testament in which sustentacion sustentation n. also occurs, and may show an error for this word. Compare the following, which apparently shows a transmission error for sustentation n.:1542 A. Borde Compend. Regyment Helth vi. sig. C.iv The fyrst parte must serue to prouyde for meate and drynke, & all other necessary thynges for the sustencyon [1562 sustentacion] of the howseholde.

a. The action of sustaining or maintaining something. Also: the result of this; maintenance, preservation, upkeep. Cf. sustentation n. II. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > [noun] > long duration or lasting through time

lenghc888

longnessOE

enduringc1374

length1388

continuing1398

long lasting?c1400

perdurability?a1425

perseverance?a1425

permanence1440

perdurablenessc1450

perdurationc1450

continuation1469

diuturnity?a1475

prolixityc1500

endurancea1513

sustention1515

continuance1552

long standinga1568

longitude1596

long-lastingness1598

sempiternity1599

consistence1606

persistence1621

long-livedness1652

abidingness1654

productedness1664

imperdibility1713

longiturnity1727

endurableness1795

lengthiness1829

endurability1837

perenniality1841

longevity1842

protractedness1855

enduringnessa1867

1515 in Lincoln Wills (1914) I. 68 To be beryd in the churche off the holye appostylles petur and paule off Bolyngbroke... To the gyld off sant peture there xijd. To the sustencion of the lyght off saynt xp'ofere there iijs. iiijd. To the reparations of the belles there iijs.

1797 S. H. Wilcocke in J. G. Zimmermann Ess. National Pride p. xxxi He..refused to take a sufficient quantity of aliment for the sustension of life.

1814 Meteor Apr. 396 The metropolis is overgrown: it is fully equal to the sustention of at least three theatres.

1868 Pall Mall Budget 10 Oct. 66 In the very highest orator, an unlaboured sustention of passion or emotion naturally expresses itself in long and sustained form.

1870 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows 277 Pity, a feeling capable of prolonged sustention.

1919 Science 24 Jan. 95/1 These primary effects..are evidenced in the decrease in sensory-motor coordination, and in range and sustention of attention.

2009 F. J. DiMario Non-epileptic Childhood Paroxysmal Disorders viii. 261 The prolonged sustention of a posture against gravity can be an additional clinical hallmark of the disease.

b. The sustaining or prolongation of a sound, esp. a speech sound or a musical note.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > harmony or sounds in combination > [noun] > movement of parts > sustained note

holding-note1776

point d'orgue?1779

pedal note1786

pedal point1814

pedal1854

organ point1865

sustention1883

sustain1951

1883 19th Cent. May 863 The emission and sustension of sound are subjects of extreme difficulty to singers.

1904 Jrnl. Mental Sci. 50 698 To a hosier, a tie is an article of dress;..to a musician it means the sustention of a note.

1913 Times 6 Nov. 10/6 The singer's voice is less well suited to songs requiring the long sustention of notes.

2006 H. Krebs in W. Kinderman String Quartets Beethoven 35 Some of Beethoven's grouping dissonances arise from the sustention of individual pitches for durations that conflict with the overall meter.

2. The quality of being sustained in argument or style.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > [noun] > sustaining style

sustention1870

1870 J. Morley in Fortn. Rev. 1 Feb. 144 Condorcet becomes rapturous as he tells in a paragraph of fine sustention [etc.].

1876 Macmillan's Mag. 34 94 ‘Sustained’, in this fashion, Macaulay certainly is not. But in another and a better form of sustension Macaulay is a master.

1913 G. W. Benedict in W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra Introd. p. xii In North's Plutarch he had before him a style lacking almost wholly in the movement and sustention that are indispensable for eloquence.

1985 Theatre Jrnl. 37 80 Despite the dislocations of the plot, the sense of sustention on the verbal level tempts us into the expectation that the play will be resolved.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sustention
释义	sustentionn. Brit. /səˈstɛnʃn/, U.S. /səˈstɛn(t)ʃ(ə)n/ Forms: 1500s sustencion, 1700s–1800s sustension, 1800s– sustention. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: Latin sustent- , sustinēre , -ion suffix¹; sustentation n. Etymology: Either < classical Latin sustent-, past participial stem of sustinēre sustain v. + -ion suffix¹, after e.g. retention n. (beside retain v.), etc., or an alteration of sustentation n. by association with the same models.Quot. 1515 at sense 1a is from a testament in which sustentacion sustentation n. also occurs, and may show an error for this word. Compare the following, which apparently shows a transmission error for sustentation n.:1542 A. Borde Compend. Regyment Helth vi. sig. C.iv The fyrst parte must serue to prouyde for meate and drynke, & all other necessary thynges for the sustencyon [1562 sustentacion] of the howseholde. 1. a. The action of sustaining or maintaining something. Also: the result of this; maintenance, preservation, upkeep. Cf. sustentation n. II. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [noun] > long duration or lasting through time lenghc888 longnessOE enduringc1374 length1388 continuing1398 long lasting?c1400 perdurability?a1425 perseverance?a1425 permanence1440 perdurablenessc1450 perdurationc1450 continuation1469 diuturnity?a1475 prolixityc1500 endurancea1513 sustention1515 continuance1552 long standinga1568 longitude1596 long-lastingness1598 sempiternity1599 consistence1606 persistence1621 long-livedness1652 abidingness1654 productedness1664 imperdibility1713 longiturnity1727 endurableness1795 lengthiness1829 endurability1837 perenniality1841 longevity1842 protractedness1855 enduringnessa1867 1515 in Lincoln Wills (1914) I. 68 To be beryd in the churche off the holye appostylles petur and paule off Bolyngbroke... To the gyld off sant peture there xijd. To the sustencion of the lyght off saynt xp'ofere there iijs. iiijd. To the reparations of the belles there iijs. 1797 S. H. Wilcocke in J. G. Zimmermann Ess. National Pride p. xxxi He..refused to take a sufficient quantity of aliment for the sustension of life. 1814 Meteor Apr. 396 The metropolis is overgrown: it is fully equal to the sustention of at least three theatres. 1868 Pall Mall Budget 10 Oct. 66 In the very highest orator, an unlaboured sustention of passion or emotion naturally expresses itself in long and sustained form. 1870 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows 277 Pity, a feeling capable of prolonged sustention. 1919 Science 24 Jan. 95/1 These primary effects..are evidenced in the decrease in sensory-motor coordination, and in range and sustention of attention. 2009 F. J. DiMario Non-epileptic Childhood Paroxysmal Disorders viii. 261 The prolonged sustention of a posture against gravity can be an additional clinical hallmark of the disease. b. The sustaining or prolongation of a sound, esp. a speech sound or a musical note. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > harmony or sounds in combination > [noun] > movement of parts > sustained note holding-note1776 point d'orgue?1779 pedal note1786 pedal point1814 pedal1854 organ point1865 sustention1883 sustain1951 1883 19th Cent. May 863 The emission and sustension of sound are subjects of extreme difficulty to singers. 1904 Jrnl. Mental Sci. 50 698 To a hosier, a tie is an article of dress;..to a musician it means the sustention of a note. 1913 Times 6 Nov. 10/6 The singer's voice is less well suited to songs requiring the long sustention of notes. 2006 H. Krebs in W. Kinderman String Quartets Beethoven 35 Some of Beethoven's grouping dissonances arise from the sustention of individual pitches for durations that conflict with the overall meter. 2. The quality of being sustained in argument or style. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > [noun] > sustaining style sustention1870 1870 J. Morley in Fortn. Rev. 1 Feb. 144 Condorcet becomes rapturous as he tells in a paragraph of fine sustention [etc.]. 1876 Macmillan's Mag. 34 94 ‘Sustained’, in this fashion, Macaulay certainly is not. But in another and a better form of sustension Macaulay is a master. 1913 G. W. Benedict in W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra Introd. p. xii In North's Plutarch he had before him a style lacking almost wholly in the movement and sustention that are indispensable for eloquence. 1985 Theatre Jrnl. 37 80 Despite the dislocations of the plot, the sense of sustention on the verbal level tempts us into the expectation that the play will be resolved. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1515
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