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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 18478 COCA: 14178

sustenance

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
sustenance /ˈsʌstənəns/ noun
sustenance
/ˈsʌstənəns/
noun
Learner's definition of SUSTENANCE
[noncount] formal
: something (such as food) that keeps someone or something alive维持生存之物(如食物)
: something that gives support, help, or strength支持;支撑
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 18478 COCA: 14178

sustenance

noun

sus·​te·​nance ˈsə-stə-nən(t)s How to pronounce sustenance (audio)
1
a
: means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living
2
a
: the act of sustaining : the state of being sustained
b
: a supplying or being supplied with the necessaries of life
3
: something that gives support, endurance, or strength

Example Sentences

Tree bark provides deer with sustenance in periods of drought. The village depends on the sea for sustenance. She draws spiritual sustenance from daily church attendance.
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from sustenir

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of sustenance was in the 14th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 18478 COCA: 14178

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