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vītālis , e, adj. vita,
I.of or belonging to life, vital.
I. Adj.: “caloris natura vim habet in se vitalem,” vital power, Cic. N. D. 2, 9, 24: “spiritus,” id. ib. 2, 45, 117: “totum corpus vitalis calor liquit,” Curt. 3, 5, 3; 7, 3, 14; 8, 4, 8: “recepto calore vitali,” id. 8, 4, 17; Sen. Ben. 4, 6, 3; Lact. 2, 12, 6: “viae,” i. e. air-passages, Ov. M. 2, 828 aevum, lifetime, life, Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 14: vita, i. e. true life, Enn. ap. Cic. Lael. 6, 22 (Enn. p. 180 Vahl.): “motus,” Lucr. 3, 560: “lumen relinquere,” i. e. to die, Ov. M. 14, 175 saecla, ages. generations, Lucr. 1, 202: “lectus,” upon which one is laid while alive and is laid out when dead, a death-bed, funeral-couch, Petr. 42: si esse salvum me vis aut vitalem tibi, i. e. remaining or keeping alive, long-lived, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 75; Hor. S. 2, 1, 61; 2, 7, 4; Sen. Contr. 1, 1 fin.—
II. Substt.
A. vī-tāle , is, the means of life, subsistence: “mortiferum vitali admiscere,” Liv. 6, 40, 12.—
B. vītālia , ĭum, n.
1. The vital parts, vitals, Sen. Ira, 2, 1, 2; Luc. 7, 620; 9, 743: “capitis,” Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 20: “arborum,” id. 17, 27, 42, § 251: “rerum,” Lucr. 2, 575.—
2. Graveclothes (cf. supra, lectus vitalis), Sen. Ep. 99, 22; Petr. 77 fin.—* Adv.: vītālĭter , vitally: “vitaliter esse animata,” with life, vitally, Lucr. 5, 145.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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