| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | a·ni·ma·to |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  ä n -mä t |
| ADVERB & ADJECTIVE: | Music abbr. anim. In an animated or lively manner. Used chiefly as a direction. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Italian, past participle of animare, to animate, from Latin anim re. See animate.
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