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单词 exoticism
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exoticism

[ ig-zot-uh-siz-uhm ]
/ ɪgˈzɒt əˌsɪz əm /
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noun

tendency to adopt what is exotic.
exotic quality or character.
anything exotic, as a foreign word or idiom.
Also ex·o·tism [eg-zuh-tiz-uhm, ek-suh-]. /ˈɛg zəˌtɪz əm, ˈɛk sə-/.

Origin of exoticism

First recorded in 1820–30; exotic + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM exoticism

ex·ot·i·cist, noun

Words nearby exoticism

exoterica, exothermic, exotic, exotica, exotic dancer, exoticism, exoticize, exotoxic, exotoxin, exotropia, EXP
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Example sentences from the Web for exoticism

  • Every day, he says, New York offers up some new surprise or exoticism.

    Making It in the 2-1-2: How Kenneth Walsh Achieved His NY Dream|Tim Teeman|February 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • “The exoticism of the model is supposed to be the story but it ends up being nothing,” said New Yorker writer Hilton Als.

    Back to Blackface?|Jacob Bernstein|October 14, 2009|DAILY BEAST
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