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Asianism

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(historical, uncountable) An Ancient Greek rhetorical tendency that arose in the third century BC, favouring emotion, bombast and wordplay over austere formality, and distinguished by the use of a prose rhythm.
Antonym: Atticism

A behaviour or utterance that is characteristic of Asian people.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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