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TOPIK 6noun

문화접변

munhwajeopbyeon [문화접뼌]

문화접변이 · 문화접변을

acculturation, culture change through contact

Example

이민자들은 새로운 사회에서 문화접변을 겪게 됩니다.

Immigrants go through acculturation in a new society.

Word parts

문 culture화 change접 contact변 change

Literally 'culture touches and changes': two cultures meet and both shift.

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Pronounced [문화접뼌]: the ㅂ becomes tense (the ㅎ is kept in standard pronunciation).