was wotd|2006|October|23
English

Alternative spellings
Zeitgeist

Etymology
From G. Zeitgeist (literally "time-spirit")

Pronunciation
RP¹ IPA|/Ë�ʦaɪtgaɪst/
RP² IPA|/Ë�zaɪtgaɪst/
audio|en-us-zeitgeist.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun|s|pl2=zeitgeister

1. The spirit of the age; the taste, outlook, and spirit characteristic of a period.

Related terms
poltergeist

Translations
trans-top|the spirit of the age
Dutch: tijdsgeest m
Finnish: ajan henki
German: Zeitgeist m
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trreq|Hebrew
Hungarian: korszellem
Swedish: tidsanda c
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Category:Time

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