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beat generation

beat gen·er·a·tion
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [beet jen-uh-rey-shuh n]
    • /bit ˌdʒɛn əˈreɪ ʃən/
    • /biːt ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [beet jen-uh-rey-shuh n]
    • /bit ˌdʒɛn əˈreɪ ʃən/

Definitions of beat generation words

  • noun beat generation members of the generation that came to maturity in the 1950s, whose rejection of the social and political systems of the West was expressed through contempt for regular work, possessions, traditional dress, etc, and espousal of anarchism, communal living, drugs, etc 3
  • noun beat generation a group of US writers, notably Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William Burroughs, who emerged in the 1950s 3
  • noun beat generation members of the generation that came of age after World War II who, supposedly as a result of disillusionment stemming from the Cold War, espoused forms of mysticism and the relaxation of social and sexual inhibitions. 1
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Origin of beat generation

First appearance:

before 1950
One of the 5% newest English words
1950-55; apparently beat, though the sense intended by earliest users of the phrase is not clear; the association with beatitude later made by Jack Kerouac is probably fanciful

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Parts of speech for Beat generation

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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beat generation popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

beat generation usage trend in Literature

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