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   Sub·sist·ence

   /səbˈsistəns/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action or fact of maintaining or supporting oneself at a minimum level: "the minimum income needed for subsistence" Similar maintenancekeepupkeepsupportlivelihoodlivingboardroom and boardsustenancenourishmentnutrimentprovisionssuppliesfoodfood and drinkfarebreadviversinformal:eatsnoshchowgrubscoffbread and butterformal:comestiblesprovenderarchaic:meatvittlescommonsvictualsviandsrare:aliment
   • ▪ the means of maintaining or supporting oneself: "the garden provided not only subsistence but a little cash crop" Similar survivalexistencelivinglifesustenancenourishmentdiet
   • ▪ denoting or relating to production at a level sufficient only for one's own use or consumption, without any surplus for trade: "subsistence agriculture"
   • 2. the state of remaining in force or effect: "rights of occupation normally only continue during the subsistence of the marriage"

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