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OCCIDENTALISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Western civilizations
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("occidentalism" is a kind of...):
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The scholarly knowledge of western cultures and languages and people
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Occidentalism" is a kind of...):
arts; humanistic discipline; humanities; liberal arts (studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills))
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