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acculturation definition

☆ ac·cul·tura·tion (ə kul′c̸hər ā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the process of conditioning a child to the patterns or customs of a culture
  2. the process of becoming adapted to a new or different culture with more or less advanced patterns
  3. the mutual influence of different cultures in close contact

Etymology: ac- + cultur(e) + -ation

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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