cartoon

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.5 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /kɑːˈtuːn/, SAMPA: /kA:"tu:n/
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[edit] Etymology

From Italian cartone, from Latin. carta

[edit] Noun

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cartoon (plural cartoons)

1. (comics) A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.
2. (comics) A drawing satirising current public figures.
3. (art) An artist's preliminary sketch.
4. (animation) An animated piece of film which is often but not exclusively humourous.
5. A diagram in a scientific concept.

[edit] Synonyms

• (humorous drawing or strip): comic strip, strip cartoon
• (satire of public figures): caricature, political cartoon

[edit] Related terms

• comic book
• funnies
• funny papers
• funny pages
• strip cartoon

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to cartoon (third-person singular simple present cartoons, present participle cartooning, simple past and past participle cartooned)

1. (art, comics, animation) To draw a cartoon.

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of acnoort
• coranto