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sustenance

[ suhs-tuh-nuhns ]

noun

  1. means of sustaining or supporting life or health; nourishment, especially food and drink:

    The small farm provided sustenance for the family of four during tough times.

  2. one's means of livelihood:

    Buying handmade cloth from weavers ensures their sustenance.

  3. something that sustains or comforts, especially a source of spiritual support:

    He is strong and peaceful and confident in the love of Jesus Christ, which is his sustenance right now.

  4. the process of sustaining:

    Critical journalism has played an invaluable role in the sustenance of democratic governance in Nigeria.

  5. the state of being sustained:

    Forest-clearing technology may be viewed as a useful tool contributing to human sustenance and self-sufficiency.



sustenance

/ ˈʌəəԲ /

noun

  1. means of sustaining health or life; nourishment
  2. means of maintenance; livelihood
  3. DzܲٱԳپDzԲəˈɛʃə the act or process of sustaining or the quality of being sustained
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܲ·ٱ·ԲԳ· adjective
  • ԴDz·ܲ·ٱ·ԲԳ noun
  • -ܲ·ٱ·ԲԳ noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sustenance1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English sustenaunce, sustinaunce, from Anglo-French sustenance, from Old French sostenance; sustain, -ance
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sustenance1

C13: from Old French sostenance, from sustenir to sustain
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Already, one can see Bong’s penchant for dark humor converging with his affection for food, and how divisive something as universal as sustenance can be.

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The sustenance is presided over by a sculpture of an Amazonian woman, who wields a squeegee rather than a lance.

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But in Ghana, food was not just sustenance - each dish had its own story.

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There is no precedent for how an urban fire of this magnitude could change the ecosystem that countless species, including our own, rely on for food and sustenance.

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Night Temple is far from the first L.A. music community to turn to house shows for sustenance right now.

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