exoticism

[ ig-zot-uh-siz-uhm ]
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noun
  1. tendency to adopt what is exotic.

  2. exotic quality or character.

  1. anything exotic, as a foreign word or idiom.

Origin of exoticism

1
First recorded in 1820–30; exotic + -ism
  • Also ex·o·tism [eg-zuh-tiz-uhm, ek-suh-]. /ˈɛg zəˌtɪz əm, ˈɛk sə-/.

Other words from exoticism

  • ex·ot·i·cist, noun

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