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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From in- + animation.[1]
Noun
inanimation (uncountable)
- Lack of animation; lifeless; dullness.
Etymology 2
From inanimate + -ion.[2]
Noun
inanimation (uncountable)
- Infusion of life or vigor; animation; inspiration.
References
- ^ John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “inanimation2”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.
- ^ John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “†inaniˈmation1”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.