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Sustenance

nounid 127665·updated May 18, 2026
verified

the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence

polysemous

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Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

Sensitivity

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Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
maintenancenourishmentsupport
plural
Sustenances
possessive
Sustenance's
pluralpossessive
Sustenances'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
§2
a source of materials to nourish the body
§3
the financial means whereby one lives
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
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