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Anime

//ˈæn.ɪ.meɪ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An artistic style originating in, and associated with, Japanese animation, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of animated works from other countries. uncountable

    "I can draw an anime version of you, if you want."

  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of animé (“the resin of the courbaril”). alt-of, alternative, uncountable
  3. 3
    a style of animation developed in Japan, characterized by stylized colorful art and often adult themes wordnet
  4. 4
    An animated work that originated in Japan, regardless of the artistic style. countable

    "Gotta get in tune with Sailor Moon / 'Cause that cartoon has got the boom anime babes / That make me think the wrong thing"

  5. 5
    any of various resins or oleoresins wordnet
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  1. 6
    An animated work, regardless of the country of origin. countable, proscribed, rare
  2. 7
    a hard copal derived from an African tree wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese アニメ (anime), an abbreviation of アニメーション (animēshon), itself borrowed from English animation, from Latin animātiō, from animāre.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French animé (“animated”) (from the insects that are entrapped in it); or native name.

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