animation
noun
/æn.əˈmeɪ.ʃən/
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- The act of animating, or giving life or spirit.
- (animation, in the sense of a cartoon) A sequence of still drawings or inanimate objects displayed in rapid succession to create the illusion of movement in motion pictures or computer graphics; the object (film, computer game, etc.) produced
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animation,
invigoration
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- (linguistics) conversion from the inanimate to animate grammatical category
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animation
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animal
noun
/ˈæn.ə.məl/
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/ˈæn.ɪ.məl/
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- (science) Any eukaryote of the clade Animalia; a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).
- (loosely) Any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a human.
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animal,
bête
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- (figuratively) A person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person.
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bête,
animal
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animal
adjective
/ˈæn.ə.məl/
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/ˈæn.ɪ.məl/
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- Of or relating to animals.
- Raw, base, unhindered by social codes.
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animal
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animate
verb
/ˈæn.ə.meɪt/
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/ˈæn.ə.mət/
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/ˈæn.ɪ.meɪt/
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/ˈæn.ɪ.mət/
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- (transitive) To impart motion or the appearance of motion to.
- (transitive) To give spirit or vigour to; to stimulate or enliven; to inspirit.
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animer
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animate
adjective
/ˈæn.ə.meɪt/
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/ˈæn.ə.mət/
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/ˈæn.ɪ.meɪt/
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/ˈæn.ɪ.mət/
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- (grammar) Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun.
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animé
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anime
noun
/ˈæn.ɪ.meɪ/
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/ˈæn.ɪ.mə/
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- (uncountable) 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.
- (countable) An animated work that originated in Japan, regardless of the artistic style.
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animé,
anime
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animator
noun
/ˈænɪˌmeɪtə(ɹ)/
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- One who animates something; one who brings something to life or the appearance of life.
- One who creates an animation or cartoon; a cartoonist.
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animateur,
animatrice
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animism
noun
/ˈænɪmɪzəm/
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- A belief that spirits inhabit some or all classes of natural objects or phenomena.
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animisme
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animality
noun
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- Any characteristic of animality.
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animalité
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