acculturation

== English == === Etymology === First attested in 1880; ad- (“toward”) +‎ culture +‎ -ation (“a process”); equivalent to acculturate +‎ -ion === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˌkʌl.t͡ʃəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === acculturation (countable and uncountable, plural acculturations) A process by which the culture of a society changes on contact with a different one. A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that they inhabit, starting at birth. ==== Usage notes ==== Some social scientists reverse the meanings of enculturation and acculturation. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== acclimation assimilation == French == === Etymology === From English acculturation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.kyl.ty.ʁa.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === acculturation f (plural acculturations) acculturation === Further reading === “acculturation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012