English noun: survival |
1. | survival (state) a state of surviving; remaining alive |
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| Synonyms | endurance |
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| Broader (hypernym) | aliveness, animation, life, living |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | subsistence |
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2. | survival (process) a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment |
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| Synonyms | natural selection, selection, survival of the fittest |
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| Broader (hypernym) | action, activity, natural action, natural process |
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3. | survival (act) something that survives |
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| Broader (hypernym) | continuance, continuation |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | custom, hangover, holdover, usage, usance |
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