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    SUSTAINMENT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistenceplay

    Example:

    fishing was their main sustainment

    Synonyms:

    maintenance; sustainment; sustenance; sustentation; upkeep

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("sustainment" is a kind of...):

    support (the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities)

    Derivation:

    sustain (provide with nourishment)

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