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- pronunciation:
- suh
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nns
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
nourishment that maintains life; food.
The soil was no longer fertile enough to provide sustenance.- synonyms:
- aliment, food, nourishment, nurture
- similar words:
- diet, feed, foodstuff, nutrition, subsistence, viand, victual
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| definition 2: |
the act of sustaining or state of being sustained.
- similar words:
- keep, maintenance, nourishment, subsistence, support
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| related words: |
buttress, consolation, keep, livelihood, maintenance, nurture, nutriment, nutrition |
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