1. The state of being alive. 2. Liveliness; high spirits. [L. animo, pp. -atus, to make alive; anima, breath, soul]
- suspended a. a temporary state resembling death, with cessation of respiration; may also refer to certain forms of hibernation in animals or to endospore formation by some bacteria.
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an·i·ma·tion (an″ĭ-maґshən) 1. the state of being alive. 3. liveliness of spirits.Medical dictionary. 2011.