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Definition cartoon in British English

cartoon noun

[countable] noun
/kɑː(r)ˈtuːn/
1

a humorous drawing in a magazine or newspaper, often with words written below

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1.1

a series of drawings in a magazine or newspaper that tell a funny story

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2

a film or television programme, especially for children, that is made by photographing a series of drawings so that people and things in them seem to move

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3

a drawing that an artist does as preparation for doing a painting or other work of art

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Definition cartoon in British English