self-sustaining

[ self-suh-stey-ning, self- ]
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adjective

Origin of self-sustaining

1
First recorded in 1835–45

Other words from self-sustaining

  • self-sus·tained, adjective
  • self-sus·tain·ing·ly, adverb
  • self-sus·tain·ment, noun

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