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ex⋅ot⋅ic

  [ig-zot-ik]
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–adjective
1. of foreign origin or character; not native; introduced from abroad, but not fully naturalized or acclimatized: exotic foods; exotic plants.
2. strikingly unusual or strange in effect or appearance: an exotic hairstyle.
3. of a uniquely new or experimental nature: exotic weapons.
4. of, pertaining to, or involving stripteasing: the exotic clubs where strippers are featured.
–noun
5. something that is exotic: The flower show included several tropical exotics with showy blooms.
6. an exotic dancer; stripper.
Origin:
1590–1600; < L exōticus < Gk exōtikós foreign. See exo-, -tic

Related forms:
ex⋅ot⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
ex⋅ot⋅ic⋅ness, noun
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ex·ot·ic   (ĭg-zŏt'ĭk)   
adj.  
  1. From another part of the world; foreign: exotic tropical plants in a greenhouse. See Synonyms at foreign.
  2. Intriguingly unusual or different; excitingly strange: "If something can be explained simply, in a familiar way, then it is best to avoid more exotic explanations" (Chet Raymo). See Synonyms at fantastic.
  3. Of or involving striptease: an exotic dancer.
n.  
  1. One that is exotic.
  2. A striptease performer.

[Latin exōticus, from Greek exōtikos, from exō, outside; see exo-.]
ex·ot'i·cal·ly adv., ex·ot'ic·ness n.
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Exotic

Ex*ot"ic\, a. [L. exoticus, Gr. ? fr. 'e`xw outside: cf. F. exotique. See Exoteric.] Introduced from a foreign country; not native; extraneous; foreign; as, an exotic plant; an exotic term or word.

Nothing was so splendid and exotic as the ambassador. --Evelyn.

Exotic

Ex*ot"ic\, n. Anything of foreign origin; something not of native growth, as a plant, a word, a custom.

Plants that are unknown to Italy, and such as the gardeners call exotics. --Addison.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : exotic
Spanish: exótico,
German: exotisch,
Japanese: 異国風の
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exotic 
1599, "belonging to another country," from L. exoticus, from Gk. exotikos "foreign," lit. "from the outside," from exo- "outside," from ex "out of." Sense of "unusual, strange" first recorded in Eng. 1629, from notion of "alien, outlandish." In reference to strip-teasers and dancing girls, it is first attested 1954, Amer.Eng.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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