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English

Etymology
From L. animatio, from animare.

Pronunciation
IPA: WEAE /æn.��me.��n/
audio|en-us-animation.ogg|Audio (US)

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��n|-eɪ��n

Noun
en-noun

1. The act of animating, or giving life or spirit.

#: The animation of the same soul quickening the whole frame. --Bp. Hall.

1. The condition of being animate or alive.

#: Perhaps an inanimate thing supplies me, while I am speaking, with whatever I possess of animation. --Landor.

1. The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness

#: He recited the story with great animation.

1. The technique of making inanimate objects or drawings appear to move in motion pictures or computer graphics.
2. linguistics conversion from the inanimate to animate grammatical category

#*1992, Samuel E. Martin, A Reference Grammar of Korean, page 291:
#:"The constraints are not so hard and fast that exceptional sentences do not occur. In particular animation and disanimation can temporarily suspend the system."

Synonyms
airiness
ardor
buoyancy
earnestness
energy
enthusiasm
liveliness
promptitude
spirit
sprightliness
vivacity

Derived terms
deanimation
disanimation
reanimation
suspended animation

Translations
trans-top|causing images to appear to move
Croatian: t-|hr|animacija|f
French: t+|fr|animation
German: t-|de|Animation|f
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Korean: ����� (aenimeisyeon)
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French

Etymology
From L. animatio.

Noun
fr-noun|f

1. #English|animation

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