English Explanatory Dictionary

Geist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from German.
noun
  1. A ghost, an apparition.
  2. Spirit (of a group, age, era, etc).

Pronunciation

/ɡaɪst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-geist.wav

Word forms

Geist Geists

Etymology

Borrowed from German Geist.

Related words

poltergeist zeitgeist
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