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animato

[ ah-nuh-mah-toh, an-uh-; Italian ah-nee-mah-taw ]
/ ˌɑ nəˈmɑ toʊ, ˌæn ə-; Italian ˌɑ niˈmɑ tɔ /
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adjective Music.

animated; lively. Abbreviation: anim.

Nearby words

  1. animated oat,
  2. animately,
  3. animatic,
  4. animation,
  5. animatism,
  6. animator,
  7. animatronic,
  8. animatronics,
  9. anime,
  10. animis opibusque parati

Origin of animato

1715–25; < Italian < L. See animate
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Examples from the Web for animato

  • The feeling of unrest is here augmented until it becomes almost painful, and not until the animato does a restful feeling come.

    Piano Mastery|Harriette Brower

British Dictionary definitions for animato

animato

/ (ˌænɪˈmɑːtəʊ) /

adjective, adverb

music (to be performed) in a lively manner

Word Origin for animato

Italian
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