Meanings
noun
- biologyA vital force.
Origin
- Latinvīs vītālis“life force”
- Englishvis vitalis
Borrowed from Latin vīs vītālis (“life force”).
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vis vitalis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vis%20vitalis
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“vis vitalis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vis%20vitalis. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vis vitalis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vis%20vitalis.
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