Masculine
Zeitgeist
Meaning
spirit of the age; zeitgeist
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtsaɪ̯t.ɡaɪ̯st/
Etymology
Zeit (“time”) + Geist (“ghost”), calque of Latin genius saeculī, commonly attributed to Johann Gottfried Herder (1744–1803).
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