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   sus·ten·ta·tion

   /ˌsəst(ə)nˈtāSH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. the support or maintenance of someone or something, especially through the provision of money: formal "provision is made for the sustentation of preachers"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin sustentatio(n-), from sustentare ‘uphold, sustain’, frequentative of sustinere (see sustain).

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