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zeit·geist | Pronunciation: 'tsIt-"gIst, 'zIt | Function: noun | Etymology: German, from Zeit (time) + Geist (spirit) | Date: 1884 | Meaning: the general intellectual, moral, and cultural climate of an era.
 
Zeitgeist this Month: February 2006
Winter Olympics
  1. olympics
  2. torino games
  3. sasha cohen
  4. shaun white
  5. michelle kwan
Retailers
  1. walmart
  2. best buy
  3. target
  4. home depot
  5. circuit city
Information
  1. dictionary
  2. weather
  3. maps
  4. wikipedia
  5. lyrics
Celebrities
  1. madonna
  2. jessica simpson
  3. jessica alba
  4. paris hilton
  5. britney spears
Google News Queries: February 2006
News Sources
  1. reuters
  2. bloomberg
  3. bbc news
  4. smh
    (Sydney Morning Herald)
  5. new york times
Countries
  1. iran
  2. india
  3. china
  4. france
  5. iraq
Video Game
  1. xbox 360
  2. nintendo
  3. ps 3
  4. psp
  5. nintendo revolution
Ticker Symbols
  1. goog
  2. qqqq
  3. aapl
  4. ibm
  5. crm
Google Image Queries: February 2006
Olympics
  1. sasha cohen
  2. shaun white
  3. anni friesinger
  4. tanith belbin
  5. gretchen bleiler
Oscars
  1. kiera knightley
  2. charlize theron
  3. brokeback mountain
  4. jake gyllenhaal
  5. heath ledger
Symbols
  1. heart
  2. dragon
  3. valentine
  4. angel
  5. kiss
Brunette
  1. jessica alba
  2. angelina jolie
  3. 50 cent
  4. beyonce
  5. harry potter

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