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Meaning of BEAT GENERATION

 
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 Definition: 
[n]  a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
 
 Synonyms: beatniks, beats
 
 See Also: beat, beatnik, youth subculture

 

 

 

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