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struggle for existence

struggle for existence
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˈstrʌg əl fɔr ig-ˈzis-tən(t)s/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˈstrʌg əl fɔr ig-ˈzis-tən(t)s/

Definitions of struggle for existence words

  • noun struggle for existence the competition in nature among organisms of a population to maintain themselves in a given environment and to survive to reproduce others of their kind. 1
  • noun struggle for existence nature: fight for survival 1
  • noun struggle for existence competition between organisms of a population, esp as a factor in the evolution of plants and animals 0
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Origin of struggle for existence

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30

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Parts of speech for Struggle for existence

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Struggle for existence

struggle for existence popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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