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assimilation

as·si·mi·lation

UK/əˌsɪməˈleɪʃən/ US/ʌˌsɪmʌˈleɪʃʌn/ rare

noun

1.

the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family

2.

the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another

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3.

the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion

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4.

a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound

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6.

in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance

Origin

Borrowed from Medieval Latin assimilatio. By surface analysis, assimilate + -ion.

Phrases

  • anticipatory assimilation
  • perseverative assimilation
  • progressive assimilation
  • regressive assimilation

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