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élan vital definition

élan vi·tal (ā län vē tȧl′)

in Bergsonian philosophy, the original vital impulse which is the substance of consciousness and nature

Etymology: Fr, lit., vital force

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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