Survivorship Meaning
/səˈrvaɪvərˈʃɪp/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe state of being a survivor.
nounThe number or percentage of young that survive to adulthood.
Sentence Examples
The study analyzed the survivorship rates of patients with the disease.
Survivorship refers to the state or condition of being a survivor.
The spouses signed a joint tenancy agreement with right of survivorship.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The study measured the ____ rate of patients five years after their cancer treatment.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The study analyzed the ____ rates of different plant species in the forest after a major wildfire occurred today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English survivor Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English survivorship From survivor + -ship.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"We therefore seek a method for response-function normalization method which involves manipulating empirical curves that result from unconstrainted empirical fits of the corrected survivorship data."
— 2015 July 10, “Data-Driven Method to Estimate Nonlinear Chemical Equivalence”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The study measured the ____ rate of patients five years after their cancer treatment.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The study analyzed the ____ rates of different plant species in the forest after a major wildfire occurred today.