sus·ten·ta·tion

(sŭs′tən-tā′shən, -tĕn-)

1. Sustenance or maintenance, as with money.

2. Something that sustains; a support.

[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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sustentative

(ˈsʌstɛnˌteɪtɪv)

adj

1. (Physiology) physiol relating to sustentation

2. sustaining

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