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Definition surviving in American English

surviving adjective

adjective
/sərˈvaɪvɪŋ/
1

still alive or remaining after others are dead or destroyed

Example

the surviving works of Sophocles

Example

the famous singer's only surviving descendant

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Definition surviving in American English