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Pokémon

[ poh-kee-mahn, ‐key‐ ]

Trademark.
  1. a media franchise including video games, animated television series, movies, card games, etc. that depict a fictional class of pet monsters and their trainers.
  2. a pet monster in this fictional world.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Pokémon1

1995–2000; shortening of Japanese Poketto Monsutā , itself a loan translation of English pocket monsters

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Example Sentences

The new Tumblr Pokémon X Fashion features high-fashion editorials peppered with Pokémon characters.

But who does he think is the most fashionable Pokémon of all?

And as it turns out, the song comes from the Pokémon movie, and I didn't know that.

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Several of these cousins, a little older than he was, were into Pokémon cards.

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