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self-survival

self-survival noun: synonym of self-preservation.

Noun

self-survival (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of self-preservation.
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Synonyms of self-survival

Origin of self-survival

From self- + survival.

Questions about self-survival

What does self-survival mean?
Self-survival means synonym of self-preservation.
What part of speech is self-survival?
Self-survival is a noun.

Words near self-survival in the dictionary

  1. self-supported
  2. self-supporting
  3. self-sure
  4. self-surgeries
  5. self-surgery
  6. self-survival
  7. self-sustaining
  8. self-sustenance
  9. self-synchronization
  10. self-synchronize
  11. self-synchronized

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