acculturation
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested in 1880; ad- (“toward”) + culture + -ation (“a process”); equivalent to acculturate + -ion
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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 they inhabit, starting at birth.
Usage notes[edit]
Some social scientists reverse the meanings of enculturation and acculturation.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
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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See also[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English acculturation.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
acculturation f (plural acculturations)
Further reading[edit]
- “acculturation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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