acculturation
English
Etymology
- First attested in 1880; ad- (“toward”) + culture + -ation (“a process”); equivalent to acculturate + -ion
Pronunciation
Noun
acculturation (countable and uncountable, plural acculturations)
- A process by which the culture of an isolated society changes on contact with a different one.
- A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that he/she inhabits, starting at birth.
Usage notes
Some social scientists reverse the meanings of enculturation and acculturation.
Derived terms
Translations
process by which the culture of an isolated society changes
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process by which a person acquires the culture
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French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English
Pronunciation
Noun
acculturation f (plural acculturations)
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