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subsistence
[suhb-sis-tuhns]
noun
the state or fact of subsisting.
the state or fact of existing.
the providing of sustenance or support.
Synonyms: , ,means of supporting life; a living or livelihood.
the source from which food and other items necessary to exist are obtained.
Philosophy.Ìý
existence, especially of an independent entity.
the quality of having timeless or abstract existence.
mode of existence or that by which a substance is individualized.
subsistence
/ ²õÉ™²úˈ²õɪ²õ³ÙÉ™²Ô²õ /
noun
the means by which one maintains life
the act or condition of subsisting
a thing that has real existence
the state of being inherent
philosophy an inferior mode of being ascribed to the references of general terms which do not in fact exist See also nonbeing
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- intersubsistence noun
- nonsubsistence noun
- presubsistence noun
- self-subsistence noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of subsistence1
Example Sentences
It also is a place where people can fish without a permit — and some people use it for subsistence fishing to feed their families, he said.
"The US has commercial agriculture, while India relies on intensive, subsistence farming. It's a question of the livelihoods of millions of Indians versus the interests of US agribusiness."
The change forced many Mexican farmers to shift to subsistence farming or to take up seasonal work far from their homes.
Salmon are not only a mainstay of commercial and recreational fishing businesses, but are also central to the cultures of Native tribes, who continue traditions of subsistence fishing.
More than 30 Alaska Native villages depend on the Kuskokwim for their subsistence living.
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