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anime
(anime)
Pronunciation:
/ˈanɪmeɪ, ˈanɪmə/
noun
[
mass noun
]
Japanese film and television animation, typically having a science-fiction theme and sometimes including violent or explicitly sexual material.
Compare with
manga
.
Origin:
1980s
: Japanese
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