Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enculturation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: en-cul-tur-a-tion
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process by which a person adopts the behaviour patterns of the culture in which they are immersed (or born).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"More specifically, enculturation is the process by which the individual through informal and nonformal modes of cultural transmission learns the language, the technological, socioeconomic, ideational, as well as the cognitive and emotional patterns of culture. It is a lifelong learning process that lasts from an individual’s infancy to adulthood and “which can be said to end only with his death” (ibid., p. 40)."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English enculturation From en- + culture + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

enculturations (plural)

Derived Forms

enculturational

Frequently Paired Words

acculturation enculturate enculture inculturation

Synonyms

socialization socialisation acculturation

Questions

What does enculturation mean?: The process by which a person adopts the behaviour patterns of the culture in which they are immersed (or born).
Where does enculturation come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English enculturation From en- + culture + -ation.

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