Meaning Of The Word Counterculture

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counterculture
variable noun: Counterculture is a set of values, ideas, and ways of behaving that are completely different from those of the rest of society.

counterculture in American English
a culture, as that of many young people of the 1960s and 1970s, manifested by a lifestyle that is opposed to the prevailing culture
noun: the culture and lifestyle of those people, esp. among the young, who reject or oppose the dominant values and behavior of society

counterculture in British English
noun: an alternative culture, deliberately at variance with the social norm

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