Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acculturation

/əˌkʌl.t͡ʃəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.37 in modern English

Syllables: ac-cul-tur-a-tion
IPA: /əˌkʌl.t͡ʃəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A process by which the culture of a society changes on contact with a different one.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that they inhabit, starting at birth.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It would be difficult to designate the Ghost Dance of the Indians of North America, for instance, as anything but a phenomenon of acculturation; […]."
"The cultural complex shows such power of survival mainly because its practitioners know how to adapt to modernization, including Western medicine, just as their ancestors knew how to adapt their careers and art to acculturation processes during the Conquest and subsequent eras."

Etymology

First attested in 1880; ad- (“toward”) + culture + -ation (“a process”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ad
Suffix: culture

Usage

Inflected Forms

acculturations (plural)

Derived Forms

acculturate acculturational acculturationist

Phrases

acculturation model

Frequently Paired Words

inculturation acclimation assimilation

Synonyms

socialization socialisation enculturation assimilation culture

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization head station nation location

Questions

How do you pronounce acculturation?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˌkʌl.t͡ʃəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/.
What does acculturation mean?: A process by which the culture of a society changes on contact with a different one.
Where does acculturation come from?: First attested in 1880; ad- (“toward”) + culture + -ation (“a process”).

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