contracultural

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adjective

countercultural

OriginEnglish cultural ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle French culture →
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Meanings

adjectivecontracultural (comparative more contracultural, superlative most contracultural)

comparative more contracultural · superlative most contracultural

  1. countercultural

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Italic*komteros
  6. Proto-Italic*komterād
  7. Latincontrā
  8. Englishcontra-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  11. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  12. Latincolō
  13. Latincultūra
  14. Middle Frenchculture
  15. Englishculture
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Englishcultural
  19. Englishcontracultural

From contra- + cultural.

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APA

contracultural. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contracultural

MLA

“contracultural.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contracultural. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contracultural,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contracultural.

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