ac·cul·tur·a·tion 
(ə-kŭl′chə-rāshən)
(ə-kŭl′chə-rāshən)n.
1. The modification of the culture of a group or individual as a result of contact with a different culture.
2. The process by which the culture of a particular society is instilled in a human from infancy onward.
ac·cul′tur·ation·al adj.
ac·cultur·a′tive adj.