[ac.cul.tur.a.tion] n (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 adj -- ac.cul.tur.a.tive adj