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sub·sist·ence
 subsistence
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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the act, fact, or state of subsisting.
- similar words:
- actuality, being, existence, living
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| definition 2: |
the provision, source, or means of sustenance; that which supports life or continued operation.
- synonyms:
- livelihood
- similar words:
- keep, living, maintenance, sustenance
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| related words: |
being, food, living, maintenance, nourishment, nurture, nutrition, presence |
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| derivation: |
subsistent (adj.) |
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