counterculture

== English == === Alternative forms === counter-culture, counter culture === Etymology === From counter- + culture. === Pronunciation === === Noun === counterculture (countable and uncountable, plural countercultures) Any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to Western culture. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === counterculture A cultural movement most prominent in the 1960s and 1970s, associated with peace, free love and opposition to commercialism; the hippie movement. === Further reading === counterculture on Wikipedia.Wikipedia