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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
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the act of surviving, or the fact of having survived.
With little water, their survival in the desert was not likely.The survival of all the passengers on the doomed flight was extraordinary. |
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life, living |
adjective + (n.)survival
basic,
cardiac,
continued,
critical,
crucial,
cultural,
cumulative,
daily,
day-to-day,
desperate,
economic,
essential,
evolutionary,
improved,
incredible,
institutional,
juvenile,
larval,
long-term,
median,
mere,
necessary,
outdoor,
overall,
patient,
primitive,
sheer,
short-term,
ultimate,
very,
vital
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verb + (n.)survival
aid, assure, boost, combat, correlate, enhance, ensure, fight, guarantee, improve, insure, jeopardize, maximize, owe, struggle, threaten
(n.)survival
+ verb
calculate, decrease, depend, tip
noun + (n.)survival
adaptation,
arrest,
cancer,
chance,
ecosystem,
evolution,
fight,
growth,
hope,
infant,
key,
likelihood,
matter,
means,
metastasis,
miracle,
mortality,
necessity,
odds,
probability,
prognosis,
prospect,
quest,
recurrence,
regime,
rescue,
sake,
species,
struggle,
tale,
threat,
wilderness
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
of or relating to things that are needed to survive, esp. in a difficult environment or in circumstances of crisis.
survival tools- similar words:
- living
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The word survival
contains the following parts:
super-, supra-, sur-2
Latin
prefix
that means above, over
  Example words:
insuperable, superable, superannuated, superfluous, superimpose, supernatural, superscript, supersede, superstructure, supervise, supervisor, supranational, supraorbital, surmount, surplus, surprise, surreal, survey, survival, survive, survivor
- synonyms:
- hyper-
- antonyms:
- sub-, hyp-, hypo-
viv, vivi, vit
Latin
root
that means life, living, live
Example words:
aquavit, arborvitae, avitaminosis, convivial, devitalize, inter vivos, joie de vivre, modus vivendi, qui vive, redivivus, revitalize, revive, survival, survive, survivor, viable, vital, vital signs, vital statistics, vitalism, vitality, vitamin, viva, viva voce, vivace, vivacious, vivarium, vive, vivid, vivify, vivisection
-al1
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means act or result of
More about this word part:
The suffix -al1 attaches to verbs, primarily verbs from Latin or from Latin via French, to form nouns. The base verb always has primary stress on its final syllable.
Example words:
accrual, acquittal, appraisal, approval, arrival, betrothal, denial, disapproval, dismissal, dispersal, disposal, espial, espousal, portrayal, proposal, rebuttal, recital, referral, refusal, remittal, removal, renewal, reprisal, retrieval, reversal, survival, withdrawal
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