acculturation

English

Etymology

• First attested in 1880; ad- (“toward”) +‎ culture +‎ -ation (“a process”); equivalent to acculturate +‎ -ion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə.ˌkʌl.tʃə.ˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

acculturation (countable and uncountable, plural acculturations)

1. A process by which the culture of an isolated society changes on contact with a different one.
2. 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

• acculturate

Translations

process by which the culture of an isolated society changes

• Catalan: aculturació (ca) f
• Finnish: akkulturaatio (fi)
• Portuguese: aculturação (pt) f
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• Serbo-Croatian: akulturacija (sh) f
• Spanish: aculturación (es) m

process by which a person acquires the culture

• Catalan: aculturació (ca) f
• Finnish: akkulturaatio (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Serbo-Croatian: akulturacija (sh) f

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French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.kyl.ty.ʁa.sjɔ̃/

• Audio:

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Noun

acculturation f (plural acculturations)

1. acculturation