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Definition counterculture in British English

counterculture noun

[countable] noun
/ˈkaʊntə(r)ˌkʌltʃə(r)/
1

a way of life and set of attitudes that is deliberately different from the main culture in society

Example

the hippie counterculture of the 1960s

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Definition counterculture in British English