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fittest
(encz) | fittest,nejvhodnější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Fittest
(gcide) | Fit \Fit\, a. [Compar. Fitter (f[i^]t"t[~e]r); superl.
Fittest (f[i^]t"t[e^]st).] [OE. fit, fyt; cf. E. feat neat,
elegant, well made, or icel. fitja to web, knit, OD. vitten
to suit, square, Goth. f[=e]tjan to adorn. [root]77.]
1. Adapted to an end, object, or design; suitable by nature
or by art; suited by character, qualities, circumstances,
education, etc.; qualified; competent; worthy.
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That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified
in. --Shak.
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Fit audience find, though few. --Milton.
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2. Prepared; ready. [Obs.]
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So fit to shoot, she singled forth among
her foes who first her quarry's strength should
feel. --Fairfax.
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3. Conformed to a standart of duty, properiety, or taste;
convenient; meet; becoming; proper.
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Is it fit to say a king, Thou art wicked? --Job
xxxiv. 18.
Syn: Suitable; proper; appropriate; meet; becoming;
expedient; congruous; correspondent; apposite; apt;
adapted; prepared; qualified; competent; adequate.
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fittest
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survival of the fittest
(encz) | survival of the fittest,právo silnějšího |
Survival of the fittest
(gcide) | Survival \Sur*viv"al\, n. [From Survive.]
1. A living or continuing longer than, or beyond the
existence of, another person, thing, or event; an
outliving.
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2. (Arhaeol. & Ethnol.) Any habit, usage, or belief,
remaining from ancient times, the origin of which is often
unknown, or imperfectly known.
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The close bearing of the doctrine of survival on the
study of manners and customs. --Tylor.
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Survival of the fittest. (Biol.) See Natural selection,
under Natural.
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survival of the fittest
(wn) | survival of the fittest
n 1: a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms
best adapted to the environment [syn: survival, {survival
of the fittest}, natural selection, selection] |
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