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zeit·geist (tsīt′gīst′)

noun

the spirit of the age; trend of thought and feeling in a period

Etymology: Ger, time spirit

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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