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Definition of psychedelia
1 : the world of people, phenomena, or items associated with psychedelic drugs
2 : psychedelic music
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Examples of psychedelia in a Sentence
the tie-dyed fashions of psychedelia
music ranging from jazz to disco to '60s psychedelia
Recent Examples of psychedelia from the Web
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In addition to the extended riffs, the band was known for its eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, psychedelia, country, folk, blues and reggae, among other music forms.
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Walker is not afraid to blur genres, playing with psychedelia, smoky jazz and R&B. Collaboration is key for Walker.
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The drums pummeled in ever-shifting meters, vociferous yet full of subtleties, channeling thrash, math-rock, grunge and psychedelia; guitar and bass riffed hard or sent long lines across the field like flaming arrows.
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Flower children and psychedelia were the rage on the coasts that ’67 summer, particularly in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district and parts of New York City.
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Flower children and psychedelia were the rage on the coasts during the Summer of Love in 1967.
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Mr. Bowie’s music turned toward folk-rock and psychedelia.
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Two and a half PLUS hours of the O.T.s shredding prog- rock psychedelia.
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Origin and Etymology of psychedelia
New Latin, from English psychedelic
PSYCHEDELIA Defined for English Language Learners
psychedelia
playDefinition of psychedelia for English Language Learners
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: the art, music, style of living, etc., that is associated with psychedelic drugs and especially with the time in the 1960s when many people were using psychedelic drugs
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