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counterculture


coun·ter·cul·ture

noun \ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌkəl-chər\

Definition of COUNTERCULTURE

: a culture with values and mores that run counter to those of established society
— coun·ter·cul·tur·al \ˌkau̇n-tər-ˈkəlch-rəl, -ˈkəl-chə-\ adjective
— coun·ter·cul·tur·al·ism \-rə-ˌli-zəm\ noun
— coun·ter·cul·tur·ist \-rist\ noun
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Examples of COUNTERCULTURE

  1. the counterculture of the hippies
  2. He was part of the antiwar counterculture.

First Known Use of COUNTERCULTURE

1968

Rhymes with COUNTERCULTURE

agriculture, apiculture, aquaculture, aviculture, floriculture, horticulture, mariculture, microculture, monoculture, permaculture, silviculture, turkey vulture, viniculture

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