/səˈvaɪvəl/
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Translation
Staying alive after danger or through a very hard time.
Word origin
From survive plus -al; survive comes from Latin supervivere, meaning to live beyond.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- supervivere
- English cognates
- survive
Examples
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"Survival" is the noun; "survive" is the verb.
alight.
Here it means staying alive.
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"Survival" can also mean continuing to exist.
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