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