"sustention" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sustentions [plural]
Etymology: First attested in 1868: a nominalisation of sustain, by analogy with detain → detention, retain → retention, etc., coined for contradistinction with sustentation. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sustention (countable and uncountable, plural sustentions)
  1. sustentation Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sustention-en-noun-6kZu2SrP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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