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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