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assimilation   (TTS Sound)

KK Pronunciation

〔 әˏsImLˋeʃәn 〕

Pronunciation

〔 әˏsimiˊleiʃn 〕


Overview of noun assimilation

The noun assimilation has 6 senses


  • assimilation -- (the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family)

  • assimilation, absorption -- (the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another)

  • assimilation, absorption -- (the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion)

  • assimilation -- (a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound)

  • acculturation, assimilation -- (the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure)

  • assimilation -- (in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance)