exoticism: Meaning and Definition of

ex•ot•i•cism

Pronunciation: (ig-zot'u-siz"um), [key]
— n.
  1. tendency to adopt what is exotic.
  2. exotic quality or character.
  3. anything exotic, as a foreign word or idiom.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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