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enculturation

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en⋅cul⋅tu⋅ra⋅tion

[en-kuhl-chuh-rey-shuhn]
–noun
the process whereby individuals learn their group's culture, through experience, observation, and instruction.

Origin:
1945–50; en- 1 + (ac)culturation
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Main Entry:  enculturation
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  the social process by which culture is learned and used by a human infant; also called socialization
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