SUBSISTENCE
\sʌbsˈɪstəns], \sʌbsˈɪstəns], \s_ʌ_b_s_ˈɪ_s_t_ə_n_s]\
Definitions of SUBSISTENCE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a means of surviving; "farming is a hard means of subsistence"
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the state of existing in reality; having substance
By Princeton University
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a means of surviving; "farming is a hard means of subsistence"
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the state of existing in reality; having substance
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Real being; existence.
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That which furnishes support to animal life; means of support; provisions, or that which produces provisions; livelihood; as, a meager subsistence.
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Same as Hypostasis, 2.
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By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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The act of subsisting; sustenance; support; food. subsistency.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. Real being ; -state of being subsistent ; inherency;-means of support; provisions, or that which procures provisions.
