01 n. Real being; existence.
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Real being; existence.“Not only the things had subsistence, but the very images were of some creatures existing.” — Stillingfleet.
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Inherency; as, the subsistence of qualities in bodies.
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That which furnishes support to animal life; means of support; provisions, or that which produces provisions; livelihood; as, a meager subsistence.“His viceroy could only propose to himself a comfortable subsistence out of the plunder of his province.” — Addison.
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