- 1. n. The act of sustaining, or the state of being sustained; preservation from falling; support; sustenance; maintenance. Source: opted
- 2. n. The aggregate of the functions by which a living organism is maintained in a normal condition of weight and growth. Source: opted
- 3. n. the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence Source: wordnet
- 4. 1. The act of sustaining, or the state of being sustained; preservation from falling; support; sustenance; maintenance. 2. (Physiol.) The aggregate of the functions by which a living organism is maintained in a normal condition of weight and growth. Sustentation fund (Eccl.), a fund of a religious body for support of its ministers, chapels, etc.; as, the sustentation fund of the Free Church of Scotland. Source: webster
- 5. The aggregate of the functions by which a living organism ismaintained in a normal condition of weight and growth. Sustentationfund (Eccl.), a fund of a religious body for support of itsministers, chapels, etc.; as, the sustentation fund of the FreeChurch of Scotland. Source: adambom
- 6. n the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence Source: ecdict
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