Acculturation

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Definition

"The process by which a culture is transformed due to the massive adoption of cultural traits from another society--it is what happens to a culture when alien traits diffuse in on a large scale and substantially replace traditional cultural patterns.  See transculturation" [1]

References

  1. http://anthro.palomar.edu/change/glossary.htm