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Survival vs Consummatory - What's the difference?

survival | consummatory |

As a noun survival

is the fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life.

As an adjective consummatory is

pertaining to consummation; consummative.

survival

English

(wikipedia survival)

Noun

  • The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life.
    • His survival in the open ocean was a miracle; he had fully expected to die.
  • (as a modifier ) Of, relating to or aiding survival.
    • His survival kit had all the things he needed in the wilderness.
  • (sports) The avoidance of relegation or demotion to a lower league or division.
  • * 2000 , Dan Goldstein, The Rough Guide to English Football: A Fans' Handbook 2000-2001 :
    • "...a team that have turned snatching relegation from the jaws of top-flight survival into an art form..."
  • * 2013 , , How Football Saved My Life , page 139:
    • "Before you know it, you find yourself flirting around the relegation places and the season becomes a battle for survival ."

    Derived terms

    * survival value * survival analysis * survival rate * survival skill * survival kit * survivalism * survival of the fittest

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    consummatory

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to consummation; consummative
  • (biology) Describing any behaviour that has survival value