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ex⋅ot⋅i⋅cism

  [ig-zot-uh-siz-uhm]
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–noun
1. tendency to adopt what is exotic.
2. exotic quality or character.
3. anything exotic, as a foreign word or idiom.
Also, ex⋅o⋅tism  [eg-zuh-tiz-uhm, ek-suh-] .

Origin:
1820–30; exotic + -ism

Related forms:
ex⋅ot⋅i⋅cist, noun
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ex·ot·i·cism   (ĭg-zŏt'ĭ-sĭz'əm)   
n.  The quality or condition of being exotic.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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