ENCULTURATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does enculturation mean? 

• ENCULTURATION (noun)
  The noun ENCULTURATION has 1 sense:

1. the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture

  Familiarity information: ENCULTURATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENCULTURATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

acculturation; enculturation; socialisation; socialization

Context example:

the socialization of children to the norms of their culture

Hypernyms ("enculturation" is a kind of...):

social control (control exerted (actively or passively) by group action)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "enculturation"):

cultivation (socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners)

breeding; bringing up; fosterage; fostering; nurture; raising; rearing; upbringing (helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community)