Definition of sustentation
1 : the act of sustaining : the state of being sustained: such asa : maintenance, upkeepb : preservation, conservationc : maintenance of life, growth, or moraled : provision with sustenance
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Examples of sustentation in a Sentence
argues that a new toll is needed to pay for the long-term sustentation of the city's bridges
the all-important sustentation of Mount Vernon, Monticello, and other national treasures
Origin and Etymology of sustentation
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin sustentation-, sustentatio act of holding up, from sustentare to hold up, frequentative of sustinēre to sustain
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