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Definition of ikebana noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ikebana

noun

/ˌɪkɪˈbɑːnə/,

/ˌɪkeɪˈbɑːnə/

/ˌɪkɪˈbɑːnə/,

/ˌɪkeɪˈbɑːnə/

[uncountable] (from Japanese)

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Japanese flower arranging, that has strict formal rules
Word OriginJapanese, literally ‘living flowers’, from ikeru ‘keep alive’ + hana ‘flower’.

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