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

Derived forms: vital forces

Type of: force

Encyclopedia: Vital force

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