counterculture
[ koun-ter-kuhl-cher ]
/ ˈkaʊn tərˌkʌl tʃər /
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noun
the culture and lifestyle of those people, especially among the young, who reject or oppose the dominant values and behavior of society.
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Origin of counterculture
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counterculture
/ (ˈkaʊntəˌkʌltʃə) /
noun
an alternative culture, deliberately at variance with the social norm
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counterculture
also counter-culture, counter culture, 1968, from counter- + culture (q.v.).
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counterculture
A protest movement by American youth that arose in the late 1960s and faded during the late 1970s. According to some, young people in the United States were forming a culture of their own, opposed to the culture of Middle America. (See hippies and Woodstock.)
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