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assimilation n. the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family
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assimilation n. [
absorption] the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
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assimilation n. [
absorption] the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
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assimilation n. a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound
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assimilation n. [
acculturation] the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
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