Definition of Anime

1. Noun. A hard copal derived from an African tree.

Exact synonyms: Zanzibar Copal
Generic synonyms: Copal

2. Noun. Any of various resins or oleoresins.
Exact synonyms: Gum Anime
Generic synonyms: Natural Resin

Definition of Anime

1. Noun. An artistic style heavily used in, and associated with, Japanese animation, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of animated works from other countries ¹

2. Noun. An animated work originated in Japan, regardless of the artistic style. ¹

3. Noun. (rare countable chiefly proscribed by fandom) An animated work in anime style, regardless of the country of origin. ¹

4. Noun. (alternative spelling of anime) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Anime

1. a resin obtained from a tropical tree [n -S]

Medical Definition of Anime

1. A resin exuding from a tropical American tree (Hymenaea courbaril), and much used by varnish makers. Origin: F. Anime animated (from the insects that are entrapped in it); or native name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anime

animation
animations
animatism
animatisms
animatist
animatistic
animatists
animative
animato
animator
animators
animatronic
animatronically
animatronics
animats
anime (current term)
animes
animesque
animeverse
animeverses
animi
animis
animise
animism
animisms
animist
animistic
animistically
animists

Literary usage of Anime

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Viaggi Di Pietro Della Valle, Il Pellegrino: Descritti Da Lui Medesimo in by Pietro Della Valle (1843)
"... anime, come si narra ia Virgilio (I), di passarvi; poiché ogni Egizio desiderava e procurava di aver in ..."

2. Allen's Commercial Organic Analysis: A Treatise on the Properties, Modes of by Alfred Henry Allen (1911)
"anime resin is of somewhat variable and, in many cases, doubtful origin. ... anime is frequently known in English commerce as soft copal, while Madagascar ..."

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