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Definition the Beat Generation in American English

the Beat Generation

1

those young people in the 1950s who did not accept the usual ideas and rules of Western society, living together in groups and sometimes taking illegal drugs

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2

a group of writers who represent the ideas of the Beat Generation. They include Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg.

Definition the Beat Generation in American English