survival of the fittest : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: survival of the fittest	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
survival of the fittest n a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment Synonym(s): survival, survival of the fittest, natural selection, selection
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. 2. (Arh[91]ol. & Ethnol.) Any habit, usage, or belief, remaining from ancient times, the origin of which is often unknown, or imperfectly known. The close bearing of the doctrine of survival on the study of manners and customs. --Tylor. {Survival of the fittest}. (Biol.) See {Natural selection}, under {Natural}.