1.
[syn: Orientalism, Oriental Studies]
2. the quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Asian civilizations;
- Example: "orientalisms can be found in Mozart's operas"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Orientalism \O`ri*en"tal*ism\, n. [Cf. F. orientalisme.]
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1. Any system, doctrine, custom, expression, etc., peculiar
to Oriental people.
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2. Knowledge or use of Oriental languages, history,
literature, etc. --London Quart. Rev.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Orientalism
n 1: the scholarly knowledge of Asian cultures and languages and
people [syn: Orientalism, Oriental Studies]
2: the quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Asian
civilizations; "orientalisms can be found in Mozart's operas"