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Etymology
Modern Latin archaeus, from Greek ���α�ο� �ancient�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/��kɪ�s/

Noun
en-noun|archei

1. historical The vital principle or force believed by the Paracelsians to be responsible for the growth and continuation of all living beings.

#*2003: Willis rejected not just scholasticism's �substantial forms� but Paracelsus's �archeus� doctrine as well. � Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason (Penguin 2004, p. 56)

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