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tr.v. main·tained, main·tain·ing, main·tains
[Middle English maintainen, from Old French maintenir, from Medieval Latin manutenēre, from Latin manū tenēre, to hold in the hand : manū, ablative of manus, hand; see man-2 in Indo-European roots + tenēre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.] main·tain'a·bil'i·ty n., main·tain'a·ble adj., main·tain'er n. |
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