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conatus |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Conatus \Co*na"tus\, n. [L., fr conatus, p. p. of conari to attempt.] A natural tendency inherent in a body to develop itself an attempt; an effort. What conatus could give prickles to the porcupine or hedgehog, or to the sheep its fleece? --Paley.
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