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- [ser-vahy-vuh l uhv, ov stressed th ee fit]
- /sərˈvaɪ vəl ʌv, ɒv stressed ði fɪt/
- /səˈvaɪ.vəl əv ðə ˈfɪtɪst/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ser-vahy-vuh l uhv, ov stressed th ee fit]
- /sərˈvaɪ vəl ʌv, ɒv stressed ði fɪt/
Definitions of survival of the fittest words
- noun survival of the fittest (not in technical use) natural selection. 1
- noun survival of the fittest a 19th-century concept of human society, inspired by the principle of natural selection, postulating that those who are eliminated in the struggle for existence are the unfit. 1
- phrase survival of the fittest You can use the survival of the fittest to refer to a situation in which only the strongest people or things continue to live or be successful, while the others die or fail. 0
- noun survival of the fittest natural selection 0
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Origin of survival of the fittest
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65
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Parts of speech for Survival of the fittest
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survival of the fittest 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.
survival of the fittest usage trend in Literature
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noun survival of the fittest
- artificial selection — a process in the breeding of animals and in the cultivation of plants by which the breeder chooses to perpetuate only those forms having certain desirable inheritable characteristics.
- darwinism — the theory of the origin of animal and plant species by evolution through a process of natural selection
- law of the jungle — a system or mode of action in which the strongest survive, presumably as animals in nature or as human beings whose activity is not regulated by the laws or ethics of civilization.
- natural law — a principle or body of laws considered as derived from nature, right reason, or religion and as ethically binding in human society.
- natural selection — the process by which forms of life having traits that better enable them to adapt to specific environmental pressures, as predators, changes in climate, or competition for food or mates, will tend to survive and reproduce in greater numbers than others of their kind, thus ensuring the perpetuation of those favorable traits in succeeding generations.
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