ACCULTURATION as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the socialization of children to the norms of their culture
    Hypernyms(s) acculturation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) acculturation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • all the knowledge and values shared by a society
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) acculturation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)