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Survival

Survival Meaning & Definition
Survival Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Survival?

[n] a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
[n] a state of surviving; remaining alive

Synonyms | Synonyms for Survival: endurance | natural selection | selection | survival of the fittest

Related Terms | Find terms related to Survival:

See Also | action | activity | aliveness | animation | life | living | natural action | natural process | subsistence

Survival In Webster's Dictionary

\Sur*viv"al\, n. [From {Survive}.] 1. A living or continuing longer than, or beyond the existence of, another person, thing, or event; an outliving. 2. (Arh[ae]ol. & Ethnol.) Any habit, usage, or belief, remaining from ancient times, the origin of which is often unknown, or imperfectly known. The close bearing of the doctrine of survival on the study of manners and customs. --Tylor. {Survival of the fittest}. (Biol.) See {Natural selection}, under {Natural}.

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