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psychedelia

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -iːliə

1

noun

Meaning 1

The subculture associated with those who take psychedelic drugs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the subculture of users of psychedelic drugs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: subculture

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English psychedelic Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English psychedelia From psychedelic + -ia.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: психеде́лия (psihedélija) — subculture
  • Catalan: psicodèlia — subculture
  • Greek: ψυχεδέλεια (psychedéleia) — subculture
  • Italian: psichedelia — subculture
  • Polish: psychodelia — subculture