1 [U] the state of continuing to live or exist, often in spite of difficulty or danger:
the struggle / battle / fight for survival * His only chance of survival was a heart transplant. * Exporting is necessary for our economic survival. * Continued trade in these products is a threat to the survival of the species.
2 [C] ~ (from sth) something that has continued to exist from an earlier time
SYNRELIC:
The ceremony is a survival from pre-Christian times.
IDIOMS
the survival of the fittest the principle that only the people or things that are best adapted to their surroundings will continue to exist
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