exoticization

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noun

the conversion of something into a more exotic form

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Meanings

nounexoticization (plural exoticizations)

plural exoticizations

  1. the conversion of something into a more exotic form
  2. the representation of something ordinary as being exotic
  3. the act of romanticizing elements of something, like a culture, that is foreign to oneself

Origin

From exotic + -ization.

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APA

exoticization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exoticization

MLA

“exoticization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exoticization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exoticization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exoticization.

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