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occidenˈtality
[f. as prec. + -ity.]
Occidental quality or state.
1. The state of being in the western part of the sky, or of being visible after sunset, as a planet.
1647Lilly Chr. Astrol. xix. 114 Their [Mercury's & Venus'] occidentality [is] when they are in more degrees of the Signe the ☉ is in, or in the next subsequent. 1731Gentl. Mag. I. 145 Their [the Planets'] Orientality or Occidentality in respect of the Sun.
2. Western style or character; with pl. a Western (i.e., in quot., American) trait or peculiarity.
1873W. S. Mayo Never Again 6 His occidentalities had for her the charm of novelty. |