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03/31/10, 01:54 PM
zeitgeist (TSYT-gyst)
noun: The defining spirit of a particular period: the general cultural, political, intellectual and moral climate of an era.
Etymology
From German Zeitgeist (spirit of the time), from Zeit (time) + Geist (spirit).
Usage
"Once again Lionel Shriver has stomped into the middle of a pressing national debate with a great ordeal of a novel ["So Much For That"] that's impossible to ignore. ... If Jodi Picoult has her finger on the zeitgeist, Shriver has her hands around its throat." — Ron Charles; So Much For That; The Washington Post; Mar 17, 2010. amazon.com/o/asin/0061458589/ws00-20 amazon.com/Jodi-Picoult/e/B000AP7PGM/&tag=ws00-20.
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noun: The defining spirit of a particular period: the general cultural, political, intellectual and moral climate of an era.
Etymology
From German Zeitgeist (spirit of the time), from Zeit (time) + Geist (spirit).
Usage
"Once again Lionel Shriver has stomped into the middle of a pressing national debate with a great ordeal of a novel ["So Much For That"] that's impossible to ignore. ... If Jodi Picoult has her finger on the zeitgeist, Shriver has her hands around its throat." — Ron Charles; So Much For That; The Washington Post; Mar 17, 2010. amazon.com/o/asin/0061458589/ws00-20 amazon.com/Jodi-Picoult/e/B000AP7PGM/&tag=ws00-20.
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