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orientalism
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun orientalism has 2 senses
- orientalism(n = noun.cognition) oriental studies - the scholarly knowledge of Asian cultures and languages and people; Array is a kind of arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts
- orientalism(n = noun.attribute) Array - the quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Asian civilizations; "orientalisms can be found in Mozart's operas" is a kind of quality
Derived form noun orientalist1
Derived form noun orientalist1
CIDE DICTIONARY
orientalism, n. [Cf. F. orientalisme.].
- Any system, doctrine, custom, expression, etc., peculiar to Oriental people. [1913 Webster]
- Knowledge or use of Oriental languages, history, literature, etc. London Quart. Rev. [1913 Webster]
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