counterculture
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counterculture
- /ˈkaʊn.tə(ɹ)ˌkʌl.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/
noun countercultures · counter-culture · counter culture
- Any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to Western culture. I suspect that just about everything we still consider valuable and interesting from the Victorian decades will turn out to have belonged to the Victorian counterculture.
proper noun counter-culture · counter culture
- A cultural movement most prominent in the 1960s and 1970s, associated with peace, free love and opposition to commercialism; the hippie movement. The concert was a cultural happening for members of the counterculture in the St. Louis area.
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noun any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture
| Español | contracultura |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 반문화 banmunhwa |
| 日本語 | カウンターカルチャー kauntākaruchā |
| 中文 | 反文化 fǎnwénhuà |
| Português | contracultura |
| Français | contreculture |
| Deutsch | Gegenkultur |
| Italiano | controcultura |
| Română | contracultură |
| Русский | контркульту́ра kontrkulʹtúra |
| العربية | ثقافة مضادة taqafa muddada |
Talk about this word "counterculture." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/counterculture. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. counterculture. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/counterculture "counterculture." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/counterculture.Cite this
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title = {counterculture},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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