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o·ri·ga·mi

 (ôr′ĭ-gä′mē)
n. pl. o·ri·ga·mis
1. The art or process, originating in Japan, of folding paper into shapes representing flowers and birds, for example.
2. A decorative object made by folding paper.

[Japanese : ori, to fold + kami, paper.]
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origami

(ˌɒrɪˈɡɑːmɪ)
n
(Crafts) the art or process, originally Japanese, of paper folding
[from Japanese, from ori a folding + kami paper]
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o•ri•ga•mi

(ˌɔr ɪˈgɑ mi)

n.
the Japanese art of folding paper into decorative or representational forms, as of animals or flowers.
[1920–25; < Japanese, =ori fold + -gami, comb. form of kami paper]
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origami

the Japanese art of paper folding. — origamist, n.
See also: Art
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origami

1. A Japanese word meaning paper folding, used to mean the art of creating ornamental objects by folding paper.
2. The art (originating in Japan) of folding paper.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.origami - the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds)origami - the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds)
artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
Nihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building
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Translations
origami
折り紙折紙

origami

[ˌɒrɪˈgɑːmɪ] Npapiroflexia f
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origami

[ˌɒrɪˈgɑːmi] norigami m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

origami

nOrigami nt
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origami

[ˌɒrɪˈgɑːmɪ] norigami m inv
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