
n.
- The act or state of subsisting.
- A means of subsisting, especially means barely sufficient to maintain life.
- Something that has real or substantial existence.
- Christianity. Hypostasis.
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subsistence |
noun
Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy:
subsistence |
Existence, but of a rather shadowy kind, apt for universals, fictional characters and other insubstantial entities. The term is associated with Meinong, but the idea that varieties of existence can be distinguished has been a favourite target of modern logicians. See also definite descriptions.
Mosby's Dental Dictionary:
subsistence |
The state of being supported or remaining alive with a minimum of essentials.
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List of subsistence techniques |
Subsistence is the action or fact of maintaining or supporting oneself at a minimum level.
The following is a list of subsistence techniques:
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - udkomme, eksistens, tilværelse
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Nederlands (Dutch)
bestaan, geldelijke ondersteuning
Français (French)
n. - subsistance
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Deutsch (German)
n. - Existenz(grundlage), Dasein
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Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επιβίωση, ύπαρξη
attrib. - συντηρήσεως, διατροφής
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Italiano (Italian)
sussistenza
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Português (Portuguese)
n. - subsistência (f)
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Русский (Russian)
существование, бытие, средства к жизни
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Español (Spanish)
n. - subsistencia
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Svenska (Swedish)
n. - existens, underhåll, tillvaro, förtjäna sitt uppehälle
attr. - natura-, husbehovs-, existens-
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
生存, 活命, 存在, 内在性, 生计, 赖以活命的东西, 成立
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 生存, 活命, 存在, 內在性, 生計, 賴以活命的東西, 成立
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日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 生存, 生活, 生計, 暮らし
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العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) بقاء , عيش , قوام (صفه) وجود , بقاء
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - קיום, פרנסה, מחיה, חיים מן היד אל הפה, פרנסה דחוקה
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