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self-sustaining

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self-sus⋅tain⋅ing

  [self-suh-stey-ning, self-]
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–adjective
self-supporting.
Origin:
1835–45

Related forms:
self-sus⋅tained, adjective
self-sus⋅tain⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
self-sus⋅tain⋅ment, noun
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self-sus·tain·ing   (sělf'sə-stā'nĭng)
adj.  Able to sustain oneself or itself independently.
self'-sus·tain'ing·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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