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April 23, 2019 Word of the Day
origami
/ˌorə
ˈ
gɑːmi/
noun
origami
/ˌorə
ˈ
gɑːmi/
noun
A blue elephant made using origami
Definition of ORIGAMI
[noncount]
:
the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes that look like birds, animals, etc.
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