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air du temps

US/ɛɹ du tɑn/

air du temps noun: current popular opinion or trends of a very large group of people, a city or a country.

Noun

air du temps (uncountable)

  1. Current popular opinion or trends of a very large group of people, a city or a country.
    • With the global financial crisis still hitting hard, the air du temps today is a countrywide depressive mood.
    • What's hip with your kids: Emo is the air du temps in teenage fashion and music.
    Synonyms:
    trend, craze, fashion

Synonyms of air du temps

Origin of air du temps

Unadapted borrowing from French air du temps (literally “air of the time”).

Questions about air du temps

What does air du temps mean?
Air du temps means current popular opinion or trends of a very large group of people, a city or a country.
What part of speech is air du temps?
Air du temps is a noun.
How do you pronounce air du temps?
Air du temps is pronounced /ɛɹ du tɑn/ (US).

Words near air du temps in the dictionary

  1. air drainage
  2. air drains
  3. air drill
  4. air drills
  5. air dry
  6. air du temps
  7. air duct
  8. air ducts
  9. air duster
  10. air dusters
  11. air embolism

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