"Japanimation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒəˌpanɪˈmeɪʃn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Japanimation.wav [US] Forms: Japanimations [plural], japanimation [alternative]
Etymology: Blend of Japan + animation Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Japan|animation}} Blend of Japan + animation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Japanimation (countable and uncountable, plural Japanimations)
  1. (anime, dated) Synonym of anime (“Japanese animated cartoons”). Tags: countable, dated, uncountable Synonyms: anime [synonym, synonym-of], anime, Japanime
    Sense id: en-Japanimation-en-noun-diZax920 Categories (other): Animation, Japanese fiction, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English blends: 82 18 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 53 47 Topics: anime, broadcasting, film, media, television
  2. (anime) 20th-century anime. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Japanimation-en-noun-0yNhdYO5 Categories (other): Animation, Japanese fiction, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 53 47 Topics: anime, broadcasting, film, media, television
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Translations): japanimation [feminine] (French), japanimação [feminine] (Portuguese)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 47 53

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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