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Any system, doctrine, custom, expression, etc., peculiar to Oriental people.

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  1. n. Any system, doctrine, custom, expression, etc., peculiar to Oriental people.
  2. n. Knowledge or use of Oriental languages, history, literature, etc.
  3. n. the scholarly knowledge of Asian cultures and languages and people
  4. n. the quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Asian civilizations
  5. 1. Any system, doctrine, custom, expression, etc., peculiar to Oriental people. 2. Knowledge or use of Oriental languages, history, literature, etc. London Quart. Rev.
  6. n:100 n. the scholarly knowledge of Asian cultures and languages and people n. the quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Asian civilizations