acculturation

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noun

1. the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture (Freq. 1)
- the socialization of children to the norms of their culture
• Syn:
socialization, socialisation, enculturation
• Derivationally related forms:
acculturational, acculturate, socialise (for: socialisation), socialize (for: socialization)
• Hypernyms:
social control
• Hyponyms:
cultivation, breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage,
nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing
2. all the knowledge and values shared by a society
• Syn:
culture
• Derivationally related forms:
cultural (for: culture), acculturate (for: culture)
• Hypernyms:
content, cognitive content, mental object
• Hyponyms:
meme
3. the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
• Syn:
assimilation
• Derivationally related forms:
assimilate (for: assimilation), acculturational
• Hypernyms:
education