SUSTAIN

Sustain

In music, sustain is a parameter of musical sound over time. As its name implies, it denotes the period of time during which the sound remains before it becomes inaudible, or silent.

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sustain

Noun

  1. A mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the right pedal on a piano.

Verb

  1. To maintain, or keep in existence.
  2. To provide for or nourish.
    provisions to sustain an army
  3. To encourage (something).
  4. To experience or suffer (an injury, etc.).
  5. To confirm, prove, or corroborate.
    to sustain a charge, an accusation, or a proposition
  6. To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.
    A foundation sustains the superstructure; an animal sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight.
  7. To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.


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