Socialisation

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  socialisation
       n 1: the action of establishing on a socialist basis; "the
            socialization of medical services" [syn: {socialization}]
       2: the act of meeting for social purposes; "there was too much
          socialization with the enlisted men" [syn: {socialization},
           {socializing}, {socialising}]


       3: the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding
          culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of
          their culture" [syn: {socialization}, {acculturation}, {enculturation}]