Meaning of survival in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Definitions

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  1. Noun

    survival

    Definitions

    1. a state of surviving

    Examples

    • « remaining alive »

    Derived terms

  2. 2. a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
  3. 3. something that survives

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