# acculturation

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˌkʌl.t͡ʃəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #61,246

## Definitions
1. A process by which the culture of a society changes on contact with a different one.
2. A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that they inhabit, starting at birth.

## Etymology
First attested in 1880; ad- (“toward”) + culture + -ation (“a process”); equivalent to acculturate + -ion

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/acculturation