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Animé

//ˈæ.nɪ.meɪ// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The resin of the courbaril (Hymenaea courbaril), used in varnishes. uncountable
  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of anime. alt-of, alternative, countable, informal, uncountable

    "The popularity of Japanese manga and animé in America raises the question of why these forms of Japanese culture appeal to so many Americans. My quick answer is that the characters featured in manga and animé have a cross-cultural[…]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French animé (“animated”), supposedly from the insects entrapped in it. Doublet of animate.

Etymology 2

From the addition of an accent to anime to denote its pronunciation, or possibly through conflation with the above etymology.

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