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origami

o·ri·ga·mi
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [awr-i-gah-mee]
    • /ˌɔr ɪˈgɑ mi/
    • /ˌɒr.ɪˈɡɑː.mi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awr-i-gah-mee]
    • /ˌɔr ɪˈgɑ mi/

Definitions of origami word

  • noun plural origami the traditional Japanese art or technique of folding paper into a variety of decorative or representational forms, as of animals or flowers. 1
  • noun plural origami an object made by origami. 1
  • noun origami The Japanese art of folding paper into decorative shapes and figures. 1
  • noun origami Japanese art of paper folding 1
  • uncountable noun origami Origami is the craft of folding paper to make models of animals, people, and objects. 0
  • noun origami the art or process, originally Japanese, of paper folding 0

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Origin of origami

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
1920-25; < Japanese, equivalent to ori fold + -gami, combining form of kami paper

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Origami

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

origami popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

origami usage trend in Literature

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