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zeitgeist

noun
🔊/ˈzaɪtɡaɪst/
🔊/ˈzaɪtɡaɪst/
 [singular] (from German, formal)
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  1. the general mood or quality of a particular period of history, as shown by the ideas, beliefs, etc. common at the time时代精神；时代思潮 synonym spirit (6)Topics Historyc2
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from German Zeitgeist, from Zeit ‘time’ + Geist ‘spirit’.