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Zeitgeist
Zeitgeist means the spirit of the times; the spirit, attitude, or general outlook of a specific time or period; the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people, example, the weather makes me sad
Zeitgeist is derived from the German words zeit which means time and geist which means spirit
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