nonsurvival

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

non- +‎ survival

Adjective[edit]

nonsurvival (not comparable)

  1. Not of or pertaining to survival.
    • 1988, Louis G. Lombardi, Moral analysis: foundations, guides, and applications, page 96:
      We not only kill (harvest) wheat for food but also kill (chop down) trees for nonsurvival needs, such as paper.

Noun[edit]

nonsurvival (uncountable)

  1. Failure to survive.
    • 1978, Dennis Austin, Politics in Africa, page 22:
      Once again, therefore, there is no simple relationship between mass-populist versus elite-dominated regimes and survival versus nonsurvival.