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animé en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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• /ˈæ.nɪ.meɪ/

Etymology

Borrowed from French animé (“animated”), supposedly from the insects entrapped in it. Doublet of animate.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The resin of the courbaril (Hymenaea courbaril), used in varnishes.

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courbaril

animé en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈæ.nɪ.meɪ/

Etymology

From the addition of an accent to anime to denote its pronunciation, or possibly through conflation with the above etymology.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, countable, informal, uncountable) Alternative spelling of anime.
   alt of anime
   • The popularity of Japanese manga and animé in America raises the question of why these forms of Japanese culture appeal to so many Americans. My quick answer is that the characters featured in manga and animé have a cross-cultural[…] 2008 October 23, Mark I. West, The Japanification of Children's Popular Culture: From Godzilla to Miyazaki, Scarecrow Press, →ISBN, page 191:
   • Leiji Matsumoto's Space Battleship Yamato (1974–1975) is considered a monumental work of Japanese science fiction, sustaining a solid fan base since its appearance as an animé and manga in late 1974. 2017 January 5, Wheeler Winston Dixon, Richard Graham, A Brief History of Comic Book Movies, Springer, →ISBN, page 50:

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