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mindset

noun/ˈmaɪn(d)ˌsɛt/

What It Means

A way of thinking; an attitude or opinion, especially a habitual one.

Earth Day is a way of propagating and celebrating the environmentalist mindset.

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Mindset in Context

“You've got to use your weekend / Go nuts if you can / 'Cause you're back out until Monday, back out until Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday / It's the English mindset”

— 2009, “The English Mindset”, performed by Hulaboy

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Did You Know?

From mind + set.

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