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sur·viv·a·ble
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adjective
1.
able to be
survived
:
Would an atomic war be survivable?
2.
capable of withstanding attack or countermeasures:
a bomber survivable against fighter planes.
Origin:
1950–55;
survive
+
-able
Related forms
sur·viv·a·bil·i·ty,
noun
non·sur·viv·a·ble,
adjective
un·sur·viv·a·ble,
adjective
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World English Dictionary
survive
(səˈvaɪv)
—
vb
1.
(
tr
) to live after the death of (another):
he survived his wife by 12 years
2.
to continue in existence or use after (a passage of time, an adversity, etc)
3.
informal
to endure (something):
I don't know how I survive such an awful job
[C15: from Old French
sourvivre,
from Latin
supervīvere,
from
super-
+
vīvere
to live]
sur'vivable
—
adj
surviva'bility
—
n
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