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Word: Zeitgeist
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from German Zeitgeist, from Zeit ‘time’ + Geist ‘spirit’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈzʌɪtɡʌɪst
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time
Short Definition:defining spirit or mood of particular period of history as shown by ideas and beliefs of time
Examples:- the story captured the zeitgeist of the late 1960s
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