survival
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (3)
- a state of surviving; remaining aliveSynonyms: endurance
- a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environmentSynonyms: survival of the fittestnatural selectionselection
- something that survives
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Survival \Sur*viv"al\, n. [From Survive.]
1.A living or continuing longer than, or beyond the existence of, another person, thing, or event; an outliving. [1913 Webster]
2.(Arhaeol. & Ethnol.) Any habit, usage, or belief, remaining from ancient times, the origin of which is often unknown, or imperfectly known. [1913 Webster]
The close bearing of the doctrine of survival on the study of manners and customs.— Tylor.[1913 Webster]
Survival of the fittest. (Biol.) See Natural selection, under Natural. [1913 Webster] Survivance