Definitions for sustention

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sustention sus·ten·tion

Spelling: [suh-sten-shuh n]

IPA: /səˈstɛn ʃən/

Sustention is a 10 letter English word.

You can make 395 anagrams from letters in sustention (einnossttu).

Definitions for sustention

noun

1. the act of sustaining.
2. the state or quality of being sustained.

Origin of sustention

1865-70; susten- (see sustain) + -tion, modeled on detain: detention, retain: retention

Examples for sustention

Accuracy, verisimilitude, sustention, count for nothing in comparison with imaginative adroitness and variety.