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car·toon [ kaar tn ] (plural car·toons)

noun

Definition:

1. animated movie: a movie made using animation instead of live actors, especially a humorous film intended primarily for children

2. sequence of drawings: a sequence of drawings that tell a short story, published in a newspaper or magazine

3. satirical drawing: a humorous drawing published in a newspaper or magazine and commenting on a topical event or theme

4. humorous drawing: a humorous drawing published in a newspaper or magazine, intended to entertain and often accompanied by a caption

5. preparatory drawing: a drawing done, often in great detail, as a preliminary version of a painting or other work of art

[Late 16th century. Via Italian cartone "pasteboard" (on which artists' preparatory drawings were made) < Latin c(h)arta (see card¹)]

car·toon·ist noun

car·toon·y [ kaar tnee ] adjective