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  • 131survivor — /seuhr vuy veuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that survives. 2. Law. the one of two or more designated persons, as joint tenants or others having a joint interest, who outlives the other or others. 3. a person who continues to function or prosper in …

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  • 132survivorship — /seuhr vuy veuhr ship /, n. 1. the state of being a survivor. 2. Law. a right of a person to property on the death of another having a joint interest: in the case of more than two joint tenants, the property passes to successive survivors. [1615… …

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