transcription, транскрипция: [ səb-ˈsis-tən(t)s ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin subsistentia, from subsistent-, subsistens, present participle of subsistere
Date: 15th century
1.
a.
(1) : real being : existence
(2) : the condition of remaining in existence : continuation , persistence
b. : an essential characteristic quality of something that exists
c. : the character possessed by whatever is logically conceivable
2. : means of subsisting: as
a. : the minimum (as of food and shelter) necessary to support life
b. : a source or means of obtaining the necessities of life
• sub·sis·tent -tənt adjective