Vitae
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Translingual
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Vitae
- (archaic, biology, taxonomy) the taxonomic category for all life; that which is not life is a mineral.
Usage notes
[edit]In the past, the world was divided into animal, vegetable and mineral. The animals (fauna) and vegetables (flora) were alive, a part of the Vitae, while the minerals were not.