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Zeitgeist Explained...
zeit·geist | Pronunciation:
'tsIt-"gIst, 'zIt
| Function: noun | Etymology: German, from Zeit (time) + Geist (spirit)
| Date: 1884 | Meaning: the general intellectual, moral, and cultural climate
of an era
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