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  1. sustentations: Merriam-Webster
  2. sustentations: Wiktionary
  3. sustentations: Dictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (sustentation)

noun:  The act or the result of sustaining; sustainment; sustention.
noun:  The aggregate of the functions by which a living organism is maintained in a normal condition of weight and growth.
noun:  (Christianity) The scheme by which the ministers of the Free Church of Scotland are supported by voluntary contributions not local or congregational, but with a national altruism or solidarity paid into a great central fund, out of which equal stipends are paid to all alike.
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