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assimilation — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • assimilation noun The process of taking in and absorbing something, whether ideas, nutrients, or a group of people into a wider culture.

Senses

assimilation is used for these senses in English:

  • assimilation (sociology, cultural studies) The adoption, by a minority group, of the customs and attitudes of the dominant culture.

assimilation — full definition

  1. noun The process of taking in and absorbing something, whether ideas, nutrients, or a group of people into a wider culture.
  2. noun In linguistics, a sound change in which one speech sound becomes more like a neighboring sound.

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