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acculturation in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
    "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"
    socialization  socialisation  acculturation  enculturation 
  2. all the knowledge and values shared by a society
    acculturation  culture 
  3. the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
    acculturation  assimilation 
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acculturation in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (noun) the process by which the culture of an isolated society changes on contact with a different one
  2. (noun) the process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that he/she inhabits
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