(to be performed) in a lively manner
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a•ni•ma•to
(ä′nə mä′tō, an′ə-; It. ä′nē mä′tô),USA pronunciation adj. [Music.]
- Music and Danceanimated;
lively. Abbr.: anim.
- Latin. See animate
- Italian
- 1715–25
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