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Looking for the meaning or definition of the word animation? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. The act of animating, or giving life or spirit.
  2. (animation, in the sense of a cartoon) The technique of making inanimate objects or drawings appear to move in motion pictures or computer graphics.
  3. The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness
  4. The condition of being animate or alive.
  5. (linguistics) conversion from the inanimate to animate grammatical category
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Most made-for-TV animation is pretty bad, with uneven animation, awful scripts, and poor execution.
The jokes will tickle both children and adults, a rarity in the animation world.
Highlights include handy image optimisation, a simple animation process and a powerful image morphing tool.
The Wombles were brought to life by stop-motion animation and the vocal talents of narrator Bernard Cribbins.
He's back with another improvisation show that combines ad-lib humor with animation.
They sit amiably in front of a coffee table made from a knee-high stack of animation cels.

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