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zeitgeist

noun

NAmE//ˈzaɪtɡaɪst//

, NAmE//ˈtsaɪtɡaɪst//

[singular] (from German) (formal)

the general mood or quality of a particular period of history, as shown by the ideas, beliefs, etc. common at the time synonym spirit of the times

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