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Überlebsel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • survival noun The act or fact of staying alive, especially through danger or difficulty.

Senses

Überlebsel is used for these senses in English:

  • survival (anthropology) A custom or belief that persists in folklore from earlier times, when the rationale behind it is forgotten.

survival — full definition

  1. noun The act or fact of staying alive, especially through danger or difficulty.
  2. noun An old custom, belief, or practice that has lingered on even though people have forgotten why it started.

Related German words