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The definition of acculturation is the transfer of values and customs from one group to another.

(noun)

Japanese people dressing in Western clothing is an example of acculturation.

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See acculturation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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noun

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

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

Related Forms:

acculturative adjective

See acculturation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The modification of the culture of a group or individual as a result of contact with a different culture.
The process by which the culture of a particular society is instilled in a human from infancy onward.

Related Forms:

ac·culˌtur·aˈtion·al adjective

ac·culˈtur·aˌtive adjective

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