Ortgeist

n. German, “spirit of a place”: the influence of the physical or cultural environment on the development of social, economic, and artistic life in a particular place. See also Zeitgeist.

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Psychology term of the day

November 22nd 2024

malleation

n. a spasmodic tic in which the hands twitch in a hammering motion against the thighs.