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animé

noun
AN-i-may/ˈæ.nɪ.meɪ/

Pluralanimé, animés

2 meanings of animé

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  1. 1
    nouncolloquialcountable or uncountable
    Alternative spelling of anime. An informal way to write the word, with an accent on the last e.

    My little brother watches animé every day after school.

    We watched a funny animé about a girl and her robot.

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  2. 2
    noununcountable
    A natural resin from the courbaril tree, used to make varnish.

    The furniture maker stirred some animé into her varnish.

    The museum has lumps of animé with tiny insects trapped inside.

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Origins

Meaning 2

From French animé, meaning “animated,” supposedly because of the insects trapped in it.

Meaning 1

From anime, with an accent added to show how it is said.