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Zeitgeist
Zeit·geist [ zt gst, tst gst ] or zeit·geist [ zt gst, tst gst ]


noun 
Definition:
 
ideas and spirit of time: the ideas prevalent in a period and place, particularly as expressed in literature, philosophy, and religion
[Mid-19th century. < German, "spirit of the time"]
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