coun|ter|cul|ture

coun|ter|cul|ture
coun|ter|cul|ture «KOWN tuhr KUHL chuhr», noun.
the special culture made up of people, especially young people, who oppose the traditional standards and customs of their society: »

When their own children desert to the “counterculture” and in effect become strangers, Middle Americans say in bewilderment, “Either we neglected them or we spoiled them” (Time).


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  • coun·ter·cul·ture — …   Useful english dictionary

  • counterculture — coun•ter•cul•ture [[t]ˈkaʊn tərˌkʌl tʃər[/t]] n. cvb soc the culture and lifestyle of those people who reject the dominant values and behavior of society • Etymology: 1965–70 coun ter•cul′tur•al, adj. coun′ter•cul tur•ist, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Counterculture — Coun|ter|cul|ture 〈[kaʊntə(r)kʌltʃə(r)] f.; s, s〉 Gegen , Subkultur ● Woodstock ist ein Inbegriff der Counterculture [engl.] …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Counterculture — Coun|ter|cul|ture 〈[kaʊntə(r)kʌltʃə(r)] f.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 Gegen , Subkultur; Woodstock ist ein Inbegriff der Counterculture [Etym.: engl.] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • counterculture — coun|ter|cul|ture [ˈkauntəˌkʌltʃə US tərˌkʌltʃər] n [U] the art, beliefs, behaviour etc of people who are against the usual or accepted behaviour, art etc of society ▪ the counterculture revolution of the late 1960s …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • counterculture — coun|ter|cul|ture [ kauntər,kʌltʃər ] noun count a way of life and set of attitudes that is deliberately different from the main culture in a society: the hippie counterculture of the 1960s …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • ti — co·bal·ti·cyanic; co·bal·ti·cyanide; co·bal·ti·nitrite; co·chi·ti; co·chli·o·don·ti·dae; co·lec·ti·vo; co·le·op·ti·lar; col·lec·ti·vi·za·tion; col·o·quin·ti·da; com·bus·ti·bil·i·ty; com·men·ti·tious; com·par·a·ti·val; com·par·ti·men·to;… …   English syllables

  • la — ab·cha·la·zal; ab·la·tion; ab·la·ti·val; ac·an·thel·la; acan·tho·ceph·a·la; ac·cep·ti·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; aceph·a·la; ac·er·o·la; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; ach·a·la·sia;… …   English syllables

  • tor — ab·ac·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·di·ca·tor; abet·tor; ab·ne·ga·tor; abom·i·na·tor; ab·sol·vi·tor; ab·strac·tor; ac·cel·er·a·tor; ac·cen·tor; ac·cen·tu·a·tor; ac·cep·tor; ac·com·mo·da·tor; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; acet·y·la·tor; ac·ti·va·tor; ac·tor;… …   English syllables

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