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socialization

noun so·cial·iza·tion

Medical Definition of SOCIALIZATION

:  the process by which a human being beginning at infancy acquires the habits, beliefs, and accumulated knowledge of society through education and training for adult status

Variants of SOCIALIZATION

so·cial·iza·tion also British so·cial·isa·tion \ˌsōsh-(ə-)lə-ˈzā-shən\

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