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Webster 1913 Edition

Survival

Sur-viv′al

,
Noun.
[From
Survive
.]
1.
A living or continuing longer than, or beyond the existence of, another person, thing, or event; an outliving.
2.
(Arhaeol. & 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
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Survival

SURVI'VAL

,
Noun.
[See Survive.] A living beyond the life of another person, thing or event; an outliving.

Definition 2024

survival

survival

English

Noun

survival ‎(countable and uncountable, plural survivals)

  1. 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.
  2. (as a modifier) Of, relating to or aiding survival.
    His survival kit had all the things he needed in the wilderness.
  3. (sports) The avoidance of relegation or demotion to a lower league or division.
    • 2000, Dan Goldstein, The Rough Guide to English Football: A Fans' Handbook 2000-2001:
      "...a team that have turned snatching relegation from the jaws of top-flight survival into an art form..."
    • 2013, Alan Stubbs, How Football Saved My Life, page 139:
      "Before you know it, you find yourself flirting around the relegation places and the season becomes a battle for survival."

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External links

  • survival in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • survival in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Etymology

From survive +‎ -al

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