acculturation

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

• IPA^(key): /ə.ˌkʌl.t͡ʃə.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 they inhabit, starting at birth.

Some social scientists reverse the meanings of enculturation and acculturation.

• acclimation
• assimilation

From English acculturation.

• IPA^(key): /a.kyl.ty.ʁa.sjɔ̃/

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acculturation f (plural acculturations)

1. acculturation

• “acculturation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.