noun [U] (formal)
1 the food and drink that people, animals and plants need to live and stay healthy:
Rice was the basis of daily sustenance. * There's not much sustenance in a bowl of soup. * (figurative) Arguing would only give further sustenance to his allegations.
2 ~ (of sth) the process of making sth continue to exist:
Elections are essential for the sustenance of parliamentary democracy.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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