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survivance.

Survival.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/sɚˈvaɪvəns/General-American/səˈvaɪvəns/UK
  1. Survival.

    archaic · countable · uncountable
  2. Survival as a Native American or First Nations person practicing indigenous culture and resisting white European-American hegemony.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The survival of Francophone culture in the face of Anglo-American hegemony.

    Canada · countable · uncountable
  4. Succession to an estate, office etc. of someone who survives the previous holder, as nominated by them; survivorship.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From French survivance. In reference to Native Americans, sometimes alternatively interpreted as a blend of survival + resistance.

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