Zeitgeist
Pronunciation : Zeit"geist`, n. [G.; zeit time + geist spirit. See Tide, n.; Ghost
Part of Speech : n.]
Definition : Defn: The spirit of the time; the general intellectual and moral state or temper characteristic of any period of time.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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