Definitions for vital force

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vi′tal force′(n.)

  1. Ref: élan vital.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. life force, vital force, vitality, elan vital(noun)

    (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms


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