survival

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The fact of staying alive, especially through danger or hardship.

   His survival after three days lost in the mountains amazed the rescue team.

2. 2
   noun

   The continued existence of something over time.

   The survival of the old language depends on younger people learning to speak it.

3. 3
   noun

   In nature, the process by which the living things best suited to their environment continue to exist.

   In the wild, survival often depends on being able to find food and avoid predators.

From survive + -al.

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