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Zeit
German · medieval
"time"
meaning "time"
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Zeitgeist
German · 1800s
"the spirit of the age"
combining "Zeit" with "Geist" (spirit), coined in German philosophy
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zeitgeist
English · 1800s
"the defining mood or spirit of a particular period"
adopted directly from German philosophical writing
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