interculturation means the process by which similar cultures that come into contact mutually influence and alter each other. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 95 out of 100.
Why this word is great
INTERCULTURATION — [Noun] The process by which distinct cultures in contact mutually influence and transform each other. From the English prefix inter- ("between, among") + culture ("the customs and achievements of a people") + the noun-forming suffix -ation ("action or process"). Unlike acculturation, which implies a one-sided adaptation to a dominant force, or syncretism, which denotes a specific fusion of beliefs, interculturation is the quiet, reciprocal negotiation of the everyday. It is the chili pepper becoming indispensable to Szechuan cuisine, the West African rhythm surfacing in a Mississippi blues progression, and the borrowed turn of phrase that loses its foreignness over generations of use—a slow, mutual translation where both speaker and listener are forever changed, and no shore remains untouched by the tide.
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- The process by which similar cultures that come into contact mutually influence and alter each other.“The dual processes of acculturation and interculturation are constitutive of the 'creative ambivalence' characterising the behaviour of Caribbean peoples.”