- (n.) The act of sustaining; support; maintenance; subsistence; as, the sustenance of the body; the sustenance of life.
- (n.) That which supports life; food; victuals; provisions; means of living; as, the city has ample sustenance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "sustenance" 28 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/sustenance/definitions/2069174> |