survival

/səˈvaɪvəl/ noun [U]

Translation

› when someone or something continues to live or exist, especially after a difficult or dangerous situation

hayatta kalma, yaşama

Flood victims had to fight for survival.4551827

(Definition of survival noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

If a reason, argument or explanation holds water, it is true

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