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survival |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Survival \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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: survival n 1: a state of surviving; remaining alive [syn: {endurance}] 2: a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment [syn: {survival of the fittest}, {natural selection}, {selection}]
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