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 ."

Noun

The state of being, existing, or occurring; beinghood.

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Empirical reality; the substance of the physical universe. (Dictionary of Philosophy; 1968)