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Pronunciation / Transliteration: animation
"Ce film utilise une animation traditionnelle."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The technique of photographing successive drawings or positions of puppets or models to create an illusion of movement when the movie is shown as a sequence.
"The studio is famous for its groundbreaking computer animation." - 2
Liveliness, enthusiasm, or vigor.
"Her face was suddenly animated with excitement."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'animation' originates from the Latin 'animatio', meaning 'to give life or spirit'. It evolved through Middle French 'animation' in the 14th century, reflecting the concept of bringing inanimate objects to life, which has been a central theme in art and storytelling.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Animation" is said worldwide
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animation
Transliteration: animation
"Ce film utilise une animation traditionnelle."
Animation
Transliteration: Animation
"Der Animationsfilm hat fantastische Effekte."
animazione
Transliteration: animazione
"Adoro i film di animazione giapponesi."
animación
Transliteration: animación
"La técnica de animación ha evolucionado mucho."
animação
Transliteration: animação
"Ele trabalha com animação digital."
एनीमेशन
Transliteration: enimeshan
"बच्चे एनीमेशन फिल्में देखना पसंद करते हैं।"
动画
Transliteration: dònghuà
"这部动画片非常受欢迎。"
애니메이션
Transliteration: aenimeisyeon
"그는 애니메이션 스튜디오에서 일합니다."
アニメーション
Transliteration: animēshon
"日本のアニメーションは世界中で人気があります。"
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