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sustentatio

sustentatio noun: suspense.

Noun

sustentatio (uncountable)

  1. (rhetoric) Suspense.

Origin of sustentatio

From Latin sustentātiō. Doublet of sustentation.

Questions about sustentatio

What does sustentatio mean?
Sustentatio means suspense.
What part of speech is sustentatio?
Sustentatio is a noun.

Words near sustentatio in the dictionary

  1. sustentaculums
  2. sustentate
  3. sustentated
  4. sustentates
  5. sustentating
  6. sustentatio
  7. sustentation
  8. sustentational
  9. sustentations
  10. sustentative
  11. sustentator

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