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Definition of exoticism noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

exoticism

noun

/ɪɡˈzɒtɪsɪzəm/

/ɪɡˈzɑːtɪsɪzəm/

[uncountable] (formal)

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the quality of being exciting and unusual that something has because it seems to be connected with foreign countries

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