"Beat Generation" meaning in English

See Beat Generation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: the Beat Generation [canonical]
Etymology: Often attributed to Herbert Huncke, from beat (“exhausted”), with Jack Kerouac later claiming it derived from beatific instead. Etymology templates: {{m|en|beat|id=exhausted|t=exhausted}} beat (“exhausted”), {{m|en|beatific}} beatific Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Beat Generation}} the Beat Generation
  1. 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). Wikipedia link: Beat Generation, Herbert Huncke, Jack Kerouac Synonyms: beat generation
    Sense id: en-Beat_Generation-en-name-FGkRNn9e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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