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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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