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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌænɪˈmeɪʃ^ən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌænəˈmeɪʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(an′ə mā′shən)

an•i•ma•tion /ˌænəˈmeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n.

animated quality;
liveliness;
enthusiasm:[uncountable]the animation on her face.
Show Business[uncountable] the process of preparing animated cartoons.
[countable]
- an animated cartoon.

See -anima-.

an•i•ma•tion (an′ə mā′shən),USA pronunciation n.

animated quality;
liveliness;
vivacity;
spirit:to talk with animation.
an act or instance of animating or enlivening.
the state or condition of being animated.
Show Businessthe process of preparing animated cartoons.

Latin animātiōn- (stem of animātiō a bestowing of life). See animate, -ion
Middle French)
1590–1600; 1910–15 for def. 4; (

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

animation /ˌænɪˈmeɪʃən/ n

liveliness; vivacity
the condition of being alive
- the techniques used in the production of animated cartoons

'animation' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

anabiosis - bright - claymation - computer graphics - desiccated - dull - life - lifeless - revitalize - spirit - spirited - stop-motion - supine - suspended animation - vivacious - wooden - acetate - action - activity - animatic - anime - bounce - breath - cheer - con moto - deep freeze - enter - exhilaration - exist - fall - feisty - flat - ginger - go - heavily - light - lively - pep - phlegm - pixilation - psychosis - re-pose - verve - vivacity - zing - zinger - sensation - spiritless

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