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Meaning of ZEITGEIST

Pronunciation:  'zIt`gIst

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 Definition: [n]  the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation
 
 See Also: feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell, spirit, tone

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Zeit"geist`\, n. [G.; zeit time + geist spirit. See
{Tide}, n.; {Ghost}, n.]
The spirit of the time; the general intellectual and moral
state or temper characteristic of any period of time.

 

 

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