exotisme

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French exotisme. Equivalent to exotisch +‎ -isme.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌɛk.soːˈtɪs.mə/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: exo‧tis‧me
  • Rhymes: -ɪsmə

Noun[edit]

exotisme n (uncountable)

  1. A preference for the exotic, esp. when at the expense of the familiar and the indigenous.

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From exot(ique) +‎ -isme.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɛɡ.zɔ.tism/, /ɛɡ.zɔ.tizm/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

exotisme m (plural exotismes)

  1. exoticism

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