beat generation

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Synonyms: next generation, lead generation, net generation

Antonyms: next generation, lead generation, net generation

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Proper noun

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

Noun

1. {{alt case form of|en|Beat Generation}}.

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