n.
- a drawing executed in an exaggerated style for humorous or satirical effect.
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(also cartoon strip)
a comic strip.
- a film made using animation techniques to produce the appearance of movement.
- a full-size drawing made as a preliminary design for a painting or other work of art.
v.
represent in a cartoon.
Derivative
- cartooning n.
- cartoonish adj.
- cartoonist n.
- cartoony adj.
Etymology
C16: from Ital. cartone, from carta, from L. carta, charta (see card1).