/ vɪm; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( old-fashioned , informal ) energy
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent. (originally US): perhaps from Latin , accusative of vis energy.
/ vɪm; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( old-fashioned , informal ) energy
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent. (originally US): perhaps from Latin , accusative of vis energy.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005