Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

survival

/sɚˈvaɪ.vəl/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables
sur-vival
IPA
/sɚˈvaɪ.vəl/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Of, relating to or aiding survival.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The avoidance of relegation or demotion to a lower league or division.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A custom or belief that persists in folklore from earlier times, when the rationale behind it is forgotten.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super- Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti Proto-Italic *gʷīwō Latin vīvō Latin supervīvereder. English survive Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English survival From survive + -al.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /sɚˈvaɪ.vəl/
  • British English: /səˈvaɪ.vəl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

survivals (plural)

Derived Forms

antisurvival cryosurvival neurosurvival nonsurvival prosurvival squipper survivalism survivalist survivalistic

Phrases

mean survival time median survival time Parfitian survival self-survival survival analysis survival arms survival bag survival bias

Synonyms

survival of the fittest natural selection selection endurance

Rhymes With

arrival rival revival archival arch-rival gingival adjectival archrival conjunctival perspectival estival subconjunctival

Questions

How do you pronounce survival?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɚˈvaɪ.vəl/.
What does survival mean?
The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life.
Where does survival come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super- Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti Proto-Italic *gʷīwō Latin vīvō Latin supervīvereder. English survive Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English survival From survive + -al.

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