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sustaining program

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables
sus-tain-ing pro-gram
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A radio or television program that airs on a commercial station but does not have commercial sponsorship or advertising.

American usage; Dated

Usage

Inflected Forms

sustaining programs (plural) sustaining programme (alternative, Commonwealth)

Questions

What does sustaining program mean?
A radio or television program that airs on a commercial station but does not have commercial sponsorship or advertising.

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