Defining Cultural Moment

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Category: Philosophy

Foundational Lexiconspirit of the times
Executive Parlancecultural climate
Scholarly Discourseprevailing intellectual atmosphere
Babel ZenithZeitgeist
Origin: German
Pronunciation: /ˈtsaɪtɡaɪst/

Etymology & Meaning

The defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history.

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