Appropriation is best described as the process by which
a. two different cultures trade customs
b. one aspect of a culture is spread to another group
c. two similar cultures merge and adopt common customs
d. one culture adopts features from a nearby culture for its own benefit

Appropriation, such as cultural appropriation is a process of adoption of elements of culture by another culture. It goes only one way, and is not bilateral ( so answers a and c are false) and concerns the situation when one culture adopts some part of another culture for their own benefit.

So, the correct answer is d!

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