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Webster 1913 Edition


Orientalism

Oˊri-en′tal-ism

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Noun.
[Cf. F.
orientalisme
.]
1.
Any system, doctrine, custom, expression, etc., peculiar to Oriental people.
2.
Knowledge or use of Oriental languages, history, literature, etc.
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Webster 1828 Edition


Orientalism

ORIENT'ALISM

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Noun.
An eastern mode of speech; an idiom of the eastern languages.