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English noun: elan vital

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


Synonymslife force, vital force, vitality


Broader (hypernym)force


Domain categorybiological science, biology









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