“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
SUSTENTION
Etymology
Noun
sustention (countable and uncountable, plural sustentions)
sustentation
Source: Wiktionary
Sus*ten"tion, n.
Definition: Sustentation. [R. or Colloq.] In fine images, in sustention, in irony, they surpass anything that Burke ever wrote. J. Morley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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