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Acculturation Definition & Meaning

acculturation
noun
  1. the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"
  2. all the knowledge and values shared by a society
  3. the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure

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What does acculturation mean?
the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture" all the knowledge and values shared by a society the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
What part of speech is acculturation?
Acculturation is a noun.
How many definitions does acculturation have?
Acculturation has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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