zeitgeist

noun/ˈtsaɪtˌɡaɪst/

Frequency rank: #16,224 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

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

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Example sentence

The fashion designer claimed her new collection perfectly captured the zeitgeist of the decade.

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