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单词 sustention
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Definition of sustention in English:

sustention

noun səˈstɛnʃn
  • 1The action of sustaining or maintaining something. Also: the result of this; maintenance, preservation, upkeep. Compare "sustentation" Now rare.

  • 2The sustaining or prolongation of a sound, especially a speech sound or a musical note.

  • 3The quality of being sustained in argument or style.

Origin

Early 16th century; earliest use found in Lincoln Wills. Either from classical Latin sustent-, past participial stem of sustinēre sustain + -ion, after e.g. retention, etc., or an alteration of sustentation by association with the same models.

 
 

Definition of sustention in US English:

sustention

nounsəˈstɛnʃn
  • 1The action of sustaining or maintaining something. Also: the result of this; maintenance, preservation, upkeep. Compare "sustentation" Now rare.

  • 2The sustaining or prolongation of a sound, especially a speech sound or a musical note.

  • 3The quality of being sustained in argument or style.

Origin

Early 16th century; earliest use found in Lincoln Wills. Either from classical Latin sustent-, past participial stem of sustinēre sustain + -ion, after e.g. retention, etc., or an alteration of sustentation by association with the same models.

 
 
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