survival
English
/sɚˈvaɪvəl/
noun
Definitions
- The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life.
- (as a modifier) Of, relating to or aiding survival.
- (sports) The avoidance of relegation or demotion to a lower league or division.
- (anthropology) A custom or belief that persists in folklore from earlier times, when the rationale behind it is forgotten.
Etymology
Suffix from English survive.
Origin
English
survive
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antisurvival English
- cryosurvival English
- cryosurvive English
- horror English
- neurosurvival English
- nonsurvival English
- outsurvive English
- prosurvival English
- survivability English
- survivable English
- survival horror English
- survivalism English
- survivalist English
- survivalistic English
- survive English
- surviver English
- survivin English
- survivor English
- unsurvivability English
- サバイバルホラー Japanese
- survivre xno