animato

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noun

A passage to be played in a lively, animated manner.

UncommonScrabble 9

Meanings

nounanimato (plural animatos)

plural animatos

  1. entertainmentA passage to be played in a lively, animated manner.
adverbanimato (not comparable)
  1. not comparableentertainment(To be played) in a lively, animated manner.

Origin

  1. Italiananimato
  2. Italiananimato
  3. Englishanimato

Borrowed from Italian animato.

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APA

animato. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animato

MLA

“animato.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animato. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “animato,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animato.

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