survival : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: survival	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for survival
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
survival n a state of surviving; remaining alive [syn: survival, endurance] a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment Synonym(s): survival, survival of the fittest, natural selection, selection something that survives
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Survival \Surviv"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}.