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survival
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sur·viv·al  (sr-vvl)
n.
1.
a. The act or process of surviving.
b. The fact of having survived.
2. Something, such as an ancient custom or belief, that has survived.

survival
Noun
1. the condition of having survived something
2. a person or thing that continues to exist in the present despite being from an earlier time, such as a custom
Adjective
of, relating to, or assisting the act of surviving: survival suits
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.survivalsurvival - a state of surviving; remaining alive
aliveness, animation, living, life - the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"
subsistence - a means of surviving; "farming is a hard means of subsistence"
2.survival - a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
natural action, natural process, action, activity - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
3.survival - something that survives
custom, usage, usance - accepted or habitual practice
continuance, continuation - the act of continuing an activity without interruption
holdover, hangover - something that has survived from the past; "a holdover from the sixties"; "hangovers from the 19th century"
Translations

survival [səˈvaɪvl] nsupervivencia
survival [səˈvaɪvl] nsurvie f (= relic); vestige m
cpd [course, kit] → de survie
survival [səˈvaɪvl] nÜberleben nt;
(relic) → Überbleibsel nt;
survival course/kit → Überlebenstraining nt/-ausrüstung f;
survival bag → Expeditionsschlafsack m
survival [səˈvaɪvl] nsopravvivenza (= relic); reliquia, vestigio


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