acculturation: Meaning and Definition of

ac•cul•tur•a•tion

Pronunciation: (u-kul"chu-rā'shun), [key]
— n.
  1. the process of adopting the cultural traits or social patterns of another group.
  2. the result of this process.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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