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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Animation
"Der Animationsfilm hat fantastische Effekte."
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."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'animation' originates from the Latin 'animatio', meaning 'to give life or spirit'. It evolved through Middle French before entering English in the late 19th century, reflecting the growing interest in motion pictures and visual arts.
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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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