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Beat Generation

Beat Generation

 
pronunciation:
bit je n reI shn
part of speech: noun
definition: (sometimes l.c.) used to characterize some members of the generation that reached maturity in the late 1950s, esp. in the United States, who were alienated from conventional society and who promoted experimentation in artistic and literary forms.