sustenance (n)
sustentation (n)
sustainment (n)
maintenance#1 (n)
upkeep#1 (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 04
def the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
examples they were in want of sustenance
fishing was their main sustainment
Outgoing links
Hypernym support
Derivationally related form maintenance → maintain
Derivationally related form sustainment → sustain
Derivationally related form sustentation → sustentacular
Derivationally related form sustenance → sustain
Incoming links
Derivationally related form sustentacular → sustentation
Pertainym (pertains to noun) sustentacular → sustainment
Hyponym support
Derivationally related form maintain → maintenance
Derivationally related form sustain → sustainment
Derivationally related form sustain → sustenance

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