sustenance
[ suhs-tuh-nuh ns ]
/ ˈsʌs tə nəns /
noun
means of sustaining life; nourishment.
means of livelihood.
the process of sustaining.
the state of being sustained.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game were going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie, but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
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OTHER WORDS FROM sustenance
sus·te·nance·less, adjectivenon·sus·te·nance, nounself-sus·te·nance, nounWords nearby sustenance
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sustenance
/ (ˈsʌstənəns) /
noun
means of sustaining health or life; nourishment
means of maintenance; livelihood
Also: sustention (səˈstɛnʃən) the act or process of sustaining or the quality of being sustained
Word Origin for sustenance
C13: from Old French sostenance, from sustenir to sustain
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