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sustentation

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The act or the result of sustainingThe act or the result of sustaining; sustainment; sustention.

Значение

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(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)The act or the result of sustaining; sustainment; sustention.
the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)The aggregate of the functions by which a living organism is maintained in a normal condition of weight and growth.
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)The scheme by which the ministers of the Free Church of Scotland are supported by voluntary contributions not local or congregational, but with a national altruism or solidarity paid into a great central fund, out of which equal stipends are paid to all alike.

Происхождение

First attested in 1382: from the Old French sustentacion, from the Latin sustentātio, from

First attested in 1382: from the Old French sustentacion, from the Latin sustentātio, from sustentō; compare the Italian sostentazione, the Occitan sustentacion, the Portuguese sustentação, and the Spanish sustentación. Doublet of sustentatio.

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