Meanings
nounsustention (countable and uncountable, plural sustentions)
plural sustentions
- countableuncountablesustentation
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Origin
First attested in 1868: a nominalisation of sustain, by analogy with detain → detention, retain → retention, etc., coined for contradistinction with sustentation.
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APA
sustention. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sustention
MLA
“sustention.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sustention. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sustention,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sustention.
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