acculturation

• First attested in 1880; ad- (“toward”) +‎ culture +‎ -ation (“a process”); equivalent to acculturate +‎ -ion

• IPA^(key): /ə.ˌkʌl.tʃə.ˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

acculturation (countable and uncountable, plural acculturations)

1. A process by which the culture of an isolated society changes on contact with a different one.
2. A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that he/she inhabits, starting at birth.

• Some social scientists reverse the meanings of enculturation and acculturation. Primary socialization is sometimes called enculturation, while secondary socialization is sometimes called acculturation.

• acculturate

From English

• IPA^(key): /a.kyl.ty.ʁa.sjɔ̃/

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acculturation f (plural acculturations)

1. acculturation