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View synonyms for acculturation
acculturation
[ uh-kuhl-chuh-rey-shuhn ]
noun
- the process of sharing and learning the cultural traits or social patterns of another group:
Acculturation of immigrants has contributed to the rich cultural diversity of the city.
- the result of this process.
acculturation
- The learning of the ideas, values, conventions, and behavior that characterize a social group. ( See socialization .) Acculturation is also used to describe the results of contact between two or more different cultures ; a new, composite culture emerges, in which some existing cultural features are combined, some are lost, and new features are generated. Usually one culture is dominant (as in the case of colonization).
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- ac·cultur·ation·al adjective
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