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SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST

\səvˈa͡ɪvə͡l ɒvðə fˈɪtəst], \səvˈa‍ɪvə‍l ɒvðə fˈɪtəst], \s_ə_v_ˈaɪ_v_əl ɒ_v_ð_ə f_ˈɪ_t_ə_s_t]\

Definitions of SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST

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a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

In the Darwinian philosophy, the permanence, arising from natural selection, of certain types of animal and vegetable life ; while others die out to whose continued existence surrounding circumstances are unfavourable.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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