ACCULTURATION


Meaning of ACCULTURATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˌkəl-chə-ˈrā-shən, a- ]

noun

Date: 1880

1. : cultural modification of an individual, group, or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture ; also : a merging of cultures as a result of prolonged contact

2. : the process by which a human being acquires the culture of a particular society from infancy

• ac·cul·tur·a·tion·al -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective

• ac·cul·tur·a·tive ə-ˈkəl-chə-ˌrā-tiv, a- adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.