survival
Pluralsurvivals (some meanings)
- 1The state of staying alive after danger or a hard time.
Like a small plant that keeps growing through a long, dry summer.
Their survival depended on finding clean water quickly.
After the crash, survival was all that mattered to the passengers.
Similarcontinuation, persistence
Oppositedeath, extinction, demise
- 2Describing tools, skills, or training that help a person stay alive in danger.
Like a backpack of tools that keeps you safe when you are far from help.
Everyone in the boat wore a survival suit in case it sank.
The soldiers learned basic survival skills in the forest.
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- 3Staying in the same sports league instead of dropping down to a lower one.
Like keeping your place on a team instead of being moved to a lower group.
The team's survival in the top league came down to the final match.
Fans celebrated their survival after a long, hard season.
Oppositerelegation
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- 4A custom or belief that stays around from long ago, even after people forget why they keep it.
Like an old saying you still repeat without knowing where it came from.
Many old wedding customs are a survival from times no one remembers.
The strange harvest dance is a survival from much older village life.
Similarrelic, vestige, holdover, remnant
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Origin
It comes from the word "survive" plus the ending "-al".