• n.
    ⦿(biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms
    lexical concept

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Lexical context

wn:part of speechnoun
ontolex:lexicalized sense
  1. enl:elan vital
  2. enl:life force
  3. enl:vital force
  4. enl:vitality
wn:interlingual indexili:i98165

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  • elan vitallife forcevital force
  • elan vitallife forcevital forcevitality