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 Definitions of elan vital  [ˈi lənd]  

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Definition of 'elan vital' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) élan vital
(esp. in Bergsonian philosophy) the vital or creative force in all organisms that is responsible for growth and evolution.

Etymology:  (1905–10; < F: lit., vital ardor)

Definition of 'elan vital' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) life force, vital force, vitality, elan vital
(biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms

'elan vital' - Nearby Entries  

elan vital  elanoides  elanus  elanus leucurus  elaphe  elaphe guttata  elaphe obsoleta  



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