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anime

American  
[an-uh-mey] / ˈæn əˌmeɪ /

noun

Graphic Arts.

  1. a genre of film and television animation created in or influenced by the traditional style of Japanese 2D animation and characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, fantastic settings, and mature themes.

animé 1 British  
/ ˈænɪˌmeɪ, -mɪ /

noun

  1. any of various resins, esp that obtained from the tropical American leguminous tree Hymenaea courbaril

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animé 2 British  
/ ˈænɪˌmeɪ /

adjective

  1. music the French word for animato

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anime 3 British  
/ ˈænɪˌmeɪ /

noun

  1. a type of Japanese animated film with themes and styles similar to manga comics

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Etymology

Origin of anime

First recorded in 1985–90; from Japanese, borrowing of English animation ( def. )

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