sustention

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  • Sustention — Sus*ten tion, n. Sustentation. [R. or Colloq.] [1913 Webster] In fine images, in sustention, in irony, they surpass anything that Burke ever wrote. J. Morley. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sustention — [sə sten′shən] n. [< SUSTAIN by analogy with RETENTION] a sustaining or being sustained …   English World dictionary

  • sustention — (entrée créée par le supplément) (su stan sion) s. f. Synonyme peu usité de sustentation, au sens d action de soutenir. •   Plus la vitesse [de l oiseau qui vole] est grande, plus la sustention s obtient facilement, à cause de la grande quantité… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • sustention — sustentive /seuh sten tiv/, adj. /seuh sten sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of sustaining. 2. the state or quality of being sustained. [1865 70; susten (see SUSTAIN) + TION, modeled on detain: detention, retain: retention] * * * …   Universalium

  • sustention — sus·ten·tion …   English syllables

  • sustention — /səˈstɛnʃən/ (say suh stenshuhn) noun 1. the act of sustaining. 2. the state or quality of being sustained. {coinage on model of detention} –sustentive /səˈstɛntɪv/ (say suh stentiv), adjective …  

  • sustention — səˈstenchən noun ( s) Etymology: from sustain, after such pairs as English retain : retention : an act or instance of sustaining : sustentation …   Useful english dictionary

  • Argentine Constitution of 1853 — The Argentine Constitution of 1853 was the first constitution of Argentina, approved with the support of the governments of the provinces mdash;though without that of the Buenos Aires Province, who remained separated of the Argentine… …   Wikipedia

  • Naturstrom AG — ‎ Unternehmensform Aktiengesellschaft Gründung 16. April 1998 in …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Grande vitesse ferroviaire — Pour consulter un article plus général, voir : déplacement à grande vitesse. La grande vitesse ferroviaire consiste à faire rouler des trains à grande vitesse, en général sur des voies dédiées, que l on appelle alors « ligne à grande… …   Wikipédia en Français

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