sustention
sustention · sustentions
SustentationSustentation
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Sustentation
Origin
First attested in 1868: a nominalisation of sustain, by analogy with detain → detention, rFirst attested in 1868: a nominalisation of sustain, by analogy with detain → detention, retain → retention, etc., coined for contradistinction with sustentation.
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Forms
plural: sustentions| Singular | sustention |
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regular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable