sustentacle

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noun

sustenance or substance.

OriginLatin sustentaculum →
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Meanings

nounsustentacle (plural sustentacles)

plural sustentacles

  1. obsoletesustenance or substance.

    That God's the sustentacle of all Natures

    1642, Henry More, Psychathanasia

Origin

  1. Latinsustentaculum
  2. Englishsustentacle

From Latin sustentaculum. See sustentation.

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APA

sustentacle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sustentacle

MLA

“sustentacle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sustentacle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sustentacle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sustentacle.

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