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Word: Exotic
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 16th century: via Latin from Greek exōtikos ‘foreign’, from exō ‘outside’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪɡˈzɒtɪk
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛɡˈzɒtɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country
Short Definition:from or characteristic of foreign country
Examples:- exotic birds
- they loved to visit exotic places
Word: Exotic
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪɡˈzɒtɪk
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛɡˈzɒtɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an exotic plant or animal
Short Definition:exotic plant or animal
Examples:- he planted exotics in the sheltered garden
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