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cartoon
noun
- a drawing, as in a newspaper, caricaturing or symbolizing, often satirically, some event, situation, or person of topical interest
- a full-size preliminary sketch of a design or picture to be copied in a fresco, tapestry, etc.
- a humorous drawing, often with a caption
- ☆ comic strip
- ☆ animated cartoon
transitive verb
to draw a cartoon of
intransitive verb
to draw cartoons
Related Forms:
- cartoonish adjective or cartoony
- cartoonist noun
See cartoon in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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