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anime
[ an-uh-mey ]
noun
, Graphic Arts.
- 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.
anime
1/ ˈænɪˌmeɪ /
noun
- a type of Japanese animated film with themes and styles similar to manga comics
animé
3/ ˈænɪˌmeɪ; -mɪ /
noun
- any of various resins, esp that obtained from the tropical American leguminous tree Hymenaea courbaril
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Word History and Origins
Origin of anime1
First recorded in 1985–90; from Japanese, borrowing of English animation ( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of anime1
C20: from Japanese
Origin of anime2
French: of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences
Another of his biographers says: "La religion, qui éclaira ses derniers momens, avoit animé toute sa vie."
From Project Gutenberg
It resembles the animé of Madagascar rather than the copal of India, which flows from an entirely different tree.
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