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car·toon

cartoon

 
 
pronunciation:
kar tun
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: A cartoon is a picture or set of pictures that make people laugh or think. People draw cartoons. They are not photographs. Cartoons often have words for you to read that show what a character is thinking or saying.
Do you ever read the cartoons in the newspaper? I like to read them on Sundays.
 
definition 2: A cartoon is a movie or television show that is made from a set of pictures.
My little sister can watch cartoons in the mornings because she doesn't go to school yet.
derivation: cartoonish (adj.)
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