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acculturation.

A process by which the culture of a society changes on contact with a different one.

13 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/əˌkʌl.t͡ʃəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
  1. A process by which the culture of a society changes on contact with a different one.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that they inhabit, starting at birth.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

First attested in 1880; ad- (“toward”) + culture + -ation (“a process”).

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