enculturation

[ en-kuhl-chuh-rey-shuhn ]

noun

the process whereby individuals learn their group's culture, through experience, observation, and instruction.

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Origin of enculturation

First recorded in 1945–50; en-¹ + (ac)culturation

Sometimes in·cul·tu·ra·tion [in-kuhl-chuh-rey-shuhn] /ɪnˌkʌl tʃəˈreɪ ʃən/ .

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British Dictionary definitions for enculturation

enculturation

/ (ɛnˌkʌltʃʊˈreɪʃən) /

noun

another word for socialization

Derived forms of enculturation

enculturative (ɛnˈkʌltʃʊrətɪv), adjective

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