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o⋅ri⋅ga⋅mi

[awr-i-gah-mee]
–noun, plural -mis for 2.
1. the traditional Japanese art or technique of folding paper into a variety of decorative or representational forms, as of animals or flowers.
2. an object made by origami.

Origin:
1920–25; < Japn, equiv. to ori fold + -gami, comb. form of kami paper
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o·ri·ga·mi   (ôr'ĭ-gä'mē)   


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n.   pl. o·ri·ga·mis
  1. The art or process, originating in Japan, of folding paper into shapes representing flowers and birds, for example.

  2. A decorative object made by folding paper.


[Japanese : ori, to fold + kami, paper.]
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Word Origin & History

origami 
1956, from Japanese origami, from ori "fold" + kami "paper."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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