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acclimate [əklī′mit, ak′limāt] Etymology: L, ad, toward; Gk, klima, region to adjust physiologically to a different climate or environment or to changes in altitude or temperature. Also acclimatize [əklī′mətīz′] . acclimation, acclimatization, n. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The return of all-conference junior guard Gabe Pruitt should help,
once Pruitt acclimates himself to his teammates. What initially appears to be a
cacophony gradually becomes--as each speaker's voice ebbs and flows
and as the viewer acclimates to the individual dialects and
accents--more distinct; it's a scenario Ezawa has described as
being akin to the experience of overhearing fragments of conversations
as one moves through a crowd. Lucia who adheres earnestly to Caribbean
and African cultural traditions, and particularly to obeah; Angela, a
scholarship student from British Guiana who acclimates readily to the
white world of the school, content even to be a
"representative" of "the islands" for the local
community; and Sam, an African American law student from Milwaukee who,
over the course of the novel, becomes deeply involved with the Civil
Rights Movement in Mississippi. |
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