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cartoon

car·toon

cartoon

 
 
pronunciation:
kar tun
parts of speech:
noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a drawing or series of drawings, usu. with written or spoken commentary or dialogue, and usu. humorous or satirical in nature; caricature; comic strip.
 
similar words:
caricature
definition 2: a preliminary design, usu. full-scale, to be transferred to a wall or wall hanging for a fresco or tapestry.
definition 3: a motion picture made by filming a series of drawings; animated cartoon.
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part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: cartoons, cartooning, cartooned
definition: to represent in a cartoon.
similar words:
caricature
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
definition: to draw a cartoon or cartoons.
similar words:
draw
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derivation: cartoonish (adj.)
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