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单词 occident
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Occident or occident /okˈsi-dənt/

noun
  1. The quarter of the sky where the sun, stars and planets set
  2. The west, opp to Orient
ORIGIN: L occidens, -entis setting, prp of occidere, from ob towards, down, and cadere to fall

Occidental or occidental /-dentˈl/ adjective

  1. Western
  2. Characteristic of the West (esp Europe, America, the Western USA)
  3. (of a gem) relatively less precious (because the best stones were presumed to come from the East)
noun
  1. A westerner
  2. A language invented by Edgar de Wahl (1922)

Occidenˈtalism noun

The culture and ways of Occidental peoples

Occidenˈtalist noun

  1. A person who studies Occidental languages
  2. An Oriental who favours Western ideas, customs, etc

occidenˈtalize or occidenˈtalise transitive verb

To cause to conform to Western ideas or customs

occidenˈtally adverb

occidental topaz noun

A semi-precious yellow quartz

occidental turquoise noun

Odontolite

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