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origami

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o·ri·ga·mi  (ôr-gäm)
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 [ˌɒrɪˈgɑːmɪ]
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts) the art or process, originally Japanese, of paper folding
[from Japanese, from ori a folding + kami paper]

origami
the Japanese art of paper folding. — origamist, n.
See also: Art
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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
Translations
origami [ˌɒrɪˈgɑːmɪ] Npapiroflexia f
origami [ˌɒrɪˈgɑːmi] norigami m
origami
nOrigami nt
origami [ˌɒrɪˈgɑːmɪ] norigami m inv


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