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ORIENTALISM
orientalism
(noun) the quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Asian civilizations; “orientalisms can be found in Mozart’s operas”
Orientalism, Oriental Studies
(noun) the scholarly knowledge of Asian cultures and languages and people
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
orientalism (countable and uncountable, plural orientalisms)
In the figurative arts, the tendency to represent eastern subjects, to assume stylistical characteristics original of the East.
An Eastern word, expression, or custom.
Anagrams
• eliminators, misrelation, normalities, relationism
Source: Wiktionary
O`ri*en"tal*ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. orientalisme.]
1. Any system, doctrine, custom, expression, etc., peculiar to Oriental people.
2. Knowledge or use of Oriental languages, history, literature, etc. London Quart. Rev.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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