ENCULTURATION

socialization, socialisation, acculturation, enculturation

(noun) the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; “the socialization of children to the norms of their culture”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

enculturation (countable and uncountable, plural enculturations)

The process by which an individual adopts the behaviour patterns of the culture in which they are immersed.

Usage notes

Some social scientists reverse the meanings of enculturation and acculturation.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

26 June 2025

DISPIRITEDLY

(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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