survival
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Noun
survival (countable and uncountable; plural survivals)
- The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life.
- His survival in the open ocean was a miracle; he had fully expected to die.
- (as a modifier) Of, relating to or aiding survival.
- His survival kit had all the things he needed in the wilderness.
[edit] Derived terms
- survival value
- survival analysis
- survival rate
- survival skill
- survival kit
- survivalism
- survival of the fittest
[edit] Translations
continued existence or life
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[edit] External links
- survival in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- survival in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
