Sekirov Dictionary

cartoon

UK /kɑːˈtuːn/US /kɑɹˈtun/

noun 7
verb 2
forms 3

noun7

A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.
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An animated piece of film which is often but not exclusively humorous.
- The children watched a funny cartoon on TV.
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A cartoon series.
- 12 July 2012, Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental Drift The matter of whether the world needs a fourth Ice Age movie pales beside the question of why there were three before it, but Continental Drift feels less like an extension of a theatrical franchise than an episode of a middling TV cartoon, lolling around on territory that’s already been settled.
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A drawing satirising current public figures.
- The newspaper published a political cartoon mocking the mayor.
An artist's preliminary sketch.
A full-sized drawing that serves as the template for a fresco, a tapestry, etc.
A diagram in a scientific concept.

verb2

To draw a cartoon, a humorous drawing.
To make a preliminary sketch.

forms

cartooned · cartooning · cartoons

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