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English noun: subsistence

1. subsistence (possession) minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting


SamplesSocial security provided only a bare subsistence.


Broader (hypernym)bread and butter, keep, livelihood, living, support, sustenance

2. subsistence (state) a means of surviving


SamplesFarming is a hard means of subsistence.


Broader (hypernym)endurance, survival

3. subsistence (state) the state of existing in reality; having substance


Broader (hypernym)being, beingness, existence









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