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Cartoon - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Cartoon : (noun)
1: a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or
magazine [syn: sketch]
2: a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to
give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid
sequence [syn: animated cartoon]
(verb)
1: draw cartoons of
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Cartoon : \Car*toon"\, n. [F. carton (cf. It. cartone pasteboard,
cartoon); fr. L. charta. See 1st card.]
1. A design or study drawn of the full size, to serve as a
model for transferring or copying; -- used in the making
of mosaics, tapestries, fresco pantings and the like; as,
the cartoons of Raphael.
2. A large pictorial sketch, as in a journal or magazine;
esp. a pictorial caricature; as, the cartoons of ``Puck.''
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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