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单词 sustention
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sustention

[ suh-sten-shuhn ]
/ səˈstɛn ʃən /
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noun

the act of sustaining.
the state or quality of being sustained.

Origin of sustention

1865–70; susten- (see sustain) + -tion, modeled on detain: detention, retain: retention

OTHER WORDS FROM sustention

sus·ten·tive [suh-sten-tiv], /səˈstɛn tɪv/, adjective

Words nearby sustention

sustentacular, sustentacular cell, sustentaculum, sustentation, sustentation fund, sustention, sustineo alas, Sustiva, susu, susurrant, susurrate
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Example sentences from the Web for sustention

  • Accuracy, verisimilitude, sustention, count for nothing in comparison with imaginative adroitness and variety.

    Diderot and the Encyclopaedists (Vol 1 of 2)|John Morley
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