cartoon
/kɑɹˈtun/ noun A1- A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.
- 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.
- An animated piece of film which is often but not exclusively humorous. · The children watched a funny cartoon on TV.
- A cartoon series.
- A diagram in a scientific concept.
Plural cartoons
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He briefly pictured a bizarre cartoon creature made entirely of giant listening ears.
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