Asianism

Asianism englanniksi

1. An 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.

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2. A behaviour or utterance that is characteristic of Asian people.

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