zeitgeist

spirit of the times

Each decade has its own zeitgeistthe 1990s was a prosperous time in which the promise of the American Dream never seemed more palpable.

Zite whose name is a play on the word zeitgeist mulled various offers and decided the CNN deal made the most sense, for money and growth.

Wiki defines the term zeitgeist as "the spirit of the times" or "the spirit of the age" and our age embodies a unique spirit in which our young blossom.

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