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noun (n)

• the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  enculturation, socialisation, socialization
  

  source: wordnet30
• all the knowledge and values shared by a society(noun.cognition)

  Synonym:
  culture
  

  source: wordnet30
• the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure(noun.cognition)

  Synonym:
  assimilation
  

  source: wordnet30