survival
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- the act or fact of living or continuing longer than another person or thing
- the continuation of life or existence
- one that survives
survival of the fittest
noun phrase
survival of the fittest
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1864
- the natural process by which organisms best adjusted to their environment are most successful in surviving and reproducing : natural selection —often used figuratively to describe a situation, attitude, etc., of fierce or ruthless competition
survival instinct
noun
survival instinct
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- ability to know what to do to stay alive
survival mechanism
noun
survival mechanism
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- a way of protecting oneself from being hurt by other people
chance of survival
noun phrase
chance of survival
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- likelihood that someone will continue to live in spite of present-day difficult conditions (such as being ill or injured)
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