survival

Definition of Survival in English :

1. endurance, survival

a state of surviving; remaining alive

a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment

3. survival

something that survives

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Survival

noun

1.

a person or thing that survives, such as a custom

2.

a.

the act or fact of surviving or condition of having survived

b.

(as modifier)

survival kit

noun

1.

the act, state, or fact of surviving

2.

someone or something that survives, esp. an ancient belief, custom, usage, etc.

n.

1.

a. The act or process of surviving.

b. The fact of having survived.

2. Something, such as an ancient custom or belief, that has survived.