zeitgeist
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowing from German Zeitgeist (“time-spirit”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation)1 IPA(key): /ˈtsaɪtɡaɪst/
- (Received Pronunciation)2 IPA(key): /ˈzaɪtɡaɪst/
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Noun[edit]
zeitgeist (plural zeitgeists or zeitgeister)
- The spirit of the age; the taste, outlook, and spirit characteristic of a period
- 2014 February 10, Anthony Faiola, “Swiss vote to limit foreign workers captures growing European fears about immigration”, The Washington Post, accessed on 2014-02-11:
- The vote also stoked fears that Swiss citizens were reflecting the zeitgeist across Europe, …
- 2014 February 10, Anthony Faiola, “Swiss vote to limit foreign workers captures growing European fears about immigration”, The Washington Post, accessed on 2014-02-11:
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Translations[edit]
the spirit of the age
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