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Zeitgeist

zeit·geist

UK/ˈtsaɪtˌɡaɪst/ US/ˈzaɪtˌɡaɪst/ uncommon

noun

1.

the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation

Origin

Unadapted borrowing from German Zeitgeist (literally “spirit of the age”).

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