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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
2/ ˈænɪˌmeɪ; -mɪ /
noun
- any of various resins, esp that obtained from the tropical American leguminous tree Hymenaea courbaril
animé
3/ ˈænɪˌmeɪ /
adjective
- music the French word for animato
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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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