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Flower power

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A counterculture movement that started in the United States in the 1960s, advocating peace and love over militarism and materialism. US, historical, uncountable

    "The hippies, meanwhile, seem to be flagging. Just for a moment, during the Flower Power summer of 1967, it looked as though they might matter but ever since they've been gradually losing momentum and last summer's Isle of Wight/Bob Dylan Festival, which should have signaled a revival, fell distinctly flat."

  2. 2
    a counterculture of young people in the US during the 1960s and 70s wordnet

Etymology

Coined by American poet and writer Allen Ginsberg.

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