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vi·tal·ism
 vitalism
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- pronunciation:
- vaI
t
lih
zm
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition: |
the doctrine that a vital force radically different from all physical and chemical phenomena causes and sustains life.
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adjective + (n.)vitalism
acclaimed, applied, complementary, conceptual, congenial, contemporary, discredited, heroic, late, mechanistic, participatory, plausible, primal, putative, transformed
verb + (n.)vitalism
coin, contradict, gloss, reborn, resonate, term
noun + (n.)vitalism
antidote, aspiration, coffin, electromagnetism, empiricism, language, midwife, modernity, philosophy, portrayal, spontaneity
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| derivations: |
vitalistic (adj.), vitalist (n.) |
The word vitalism
contains the following part:
viv, vivi, vit
Latin
root
that means life, living, live
  Example words:
aquavit, arborvitae, avitaminosis, convivial, devitalize, inter vivos, joie de vivre, modus vivendi, qui vive, redivivus, revitalize, revive, survival, survive, survivor, viable, vital, vital signs, vital statistics, vitalism, vitality, vitamin, viva, viva voce, vivace, vivacious, vivarium, vive, vivid, vivify, vivisection
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