anime

[ an-uh-mey ]

nounGraphic Arts.
  1. 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.

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Origin of anime

1
First recorded in 1985–90; from Japanese, borrowing of English animation

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British Dictionary definitions for anime (1 of 3)

anime

/ (ˈænɪˌmeɪ) /


noun
  1. a type of Japanese animated film with themes and styles similar to manga comics

Origin of anime

1
C20: from Japanese

British Dictionary definitions for animé (2 of 3)

animé1

/ (ˈænɪˌmeɪ, -mɪ) /


noun
  1. any of various resins, esp that obtained from the tropical American leguminous tree Hymenaea courbaril

Origin of animé

2
French: of uncertain origin

British Dictionary definitions for animé (3 of 3)

animé2

/ (ˈænɪˌmeɪ) /


adjective, adverb
  1. music the French word for animato

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