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Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes.
(noun)When you fold paper into the shape of a crane, this is an example of origami.
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See origami in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a traditional Japanese art of folding paper to form flowers, animals, etc.
- an object so made
Origin: Jpn
See origami in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. o·ri·ga·mis
- The art or process, originating in Japan, of folding paper into shapes representing flowers and birds, for example.
- A decorative object made by folding paper.
Origin:
Origin: Japanese
Origin: : ori, to fold
Origin: + kami, paper
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