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Word: Ethos
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century (denoting characterization in the context of art or rhetoric, contrasting with pathos): from Latin ‘character, depiction of character’, from Greek ēthos ‘disposition, character’, (plural) ‘customs’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈiːθɒs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its attitudes and aspirations
Short Definition:characteristic spirit of culture, era
Examples:- a challenge to the ethos of the 1960s
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