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beat generation

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables
beat- -gen-er-a-tion
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A group of countercultural American writers who came to prominence in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Their most important works are Jack Kerouac's On the Road (1957), Allen Ginsberg's Howl (1956), and William S. Burroughs' Naked Lunch (1959).

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Beat Generation.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Often attributed to Herbert Huncke, from beat (“exhausted”), with Jack Kerouac later claiming it derived from beatific instead.

Inflected Forms

the Beat Generation (canonical) beat generations (plural)

Derived Forms

beatnik

Synonyms

beats beatniks

Questions

What does beat generation mean?
A group of countercultural American writers who came to prominence in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Their most important works are Jack Kerouac's On the Road (1957), Allen Ginsberg's Howl (1956), and William S. Burroughs' Naked Lunch (1959).
Where does beat generation come from?
Often attributed to Herbert Huncke, from beat (“exhausted”), with Jack Kerouac later claiming it derived from beatific instead.

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