survival
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- noun
- /sərˈvaɪvəl/
:
vestigio
- In any case, the S. Marco bowl depiction is a unique survival in Byzantine art.
- cultural survival
- Survival Kit
- Survival Guide
Examples
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On the Catholic side, we witnessed the survival of the pre-Vatican II mentality.
Academic text (2015) -
The continuous growth of the laundry business as a whole permitted the survival of Chinese laundries.
Academic text (2002) -
Reading, making sense of the signs around us, is one such survival strategy.
Academic text (2002) -
Next week we'll talk about the survival of the Eastern Empire.
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So it created another way of of survival, which is community, which is sharing.
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Employment, health care, education, and cultural survival are all in need of serious reform.
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All young children are born with not only a passion, but a survival skill to learn about the world that they live in.
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The fossil record itself is paradoxical: by its very survival, it hints at what has been irretrievably lost.
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The survival of traditional crafts in the region showcases their enduring relevance in modern society.
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The survival of ancient monuments in the city attracts many tourists each year interested in history.
Compounds
- Specialized
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5.1
Only animals and plants best suited to their environment survive and reproduce
How Common
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Survival comes from Latin super- ('over') and vivere ('to live'), so a survival is something that 'lives on' from an earlier time. That is why we call fossils, old customs, or words 'survivals' when they continue into the present.