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vis vitalis

vis vitalis noun: a vital force.

Noun

vis vitalis

  1. A vital force.

Origin of vis vitalis

Borrowed from Latin vīs vītālis (“life force”).

Questions about vis vitalis

What does vis vitalis mean?
Vis vitalis means a vital force.
What part of speech is vis vitalis?
Vis vitalis is a noun.

Words near vis vitalis in the dictionary

  1. vis mortua
  2. vis motrix
  3. vis passiva
  4. vis versa
  5. vis vitae
  6. vis vitalis
  7. vis viva
  8. vis-a-vis
  9. vis-à-vis
  10. vis-á-vis
  11. Vis.

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