sustenance
Pronunciation: /ˈsʌs.tə.nəns/
The English word “sustenance” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- Something that provides support or nourishment.
Etymology
From Middle English sustenaunce, from Old French sustenance, from sustenir with the suffix -ance, from Vulgar Latin *sustenire, from Latin sustinere. Compare also Late Latin sustinentia. Equivalent to sustain + -ance.
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