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sustentative

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sus⋅ten⋅ta⋅tion

  [suhs-tuhn-tey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. maintenance in being or activity; the sustaining of life through vital processes.
2. provision with means or funds for upkeep.
3. means of sustaining life; sustenance.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L sustentātiōn- (s. of sustentātiō) an upholding, equiv. to sustentāt(us) (ptp. of sustentāre, freq. of sustinēre to sustain ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
sus⋅ten⋅ta⋅tion⋅al, adjective
sus⋅ten⋅ta⋅tive  [suhs-tuhn-tey-tiv, suh-sten-tuh-tiv] , adjective
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sus·ten·ta·tion   (sŭs'tən-tā'shən, -těn-)   
n.  

  1. Something that sustains; a support.

  2. Sustenance.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sustentātiō, sustentātiōn-, from sustentātus, past participle of sustentāre, to support; see sustentacular.]
sus'ten·ta'tive (-tā'tĭv) adj.
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