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creature comforts; life necessities (Lavrov); sustainment (kondorsky); subsistence (MargeWebley); sustenance (1. the food and drink that people, animals and plants need to live and stay healthy • There's not much sustenance in a bowl of soup. • (figurative) Arguing would only give further sustenance to his allegations. 2. ~ (of something) the process of making something continue to exist • Elections are essential for the sustenance of parliamentary democracy. OALD Alexander Demidov); critical services (Alexander Demidov); essential services (basic public needs, such as water, gas, and electricity, that are often supplied to people's houses. CALD. the supply of things such as water, gas, electricity, health care, and education. MED Alexander Demidov) |
