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    Origami

    Definition

    noun | the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds)

    Hyphenation

    o-ri-ga-mi (7 letters | 4 syllables)

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    First known use in English

    1956 (Cold War era) (70 years ago)

    Word frequency history

    Inflected form

    origamis

    Broader terms

    art | artistic creation | artistic production

    Anagrams

    (none among common words)

    Translations

    Spanish: | papiroflexia (art) French: | pliage (art) Portuguese: | origâmi (art) German: | Origami (art) | japanische Papierfaltkunst (art) Italian: | origami (art)

    Other notable uses

    origami.net | origami.org | origami.info | origami.biz

    Crossword puzzle clues

    Activity of one who's paper-trained? | Art form that commonly depicts a swan | Interestingly folded sheet | It might be gotten from a folder | Its appeal is in creasing | Its value is in creasing | Japanese art form | Paper art | ... (total: 11) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

    Scrabble score

    10 (International English) | 10 (North American English)

    Phone keypad digits

    (???) 674-4264