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Meaning of Cartoon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
kɑːˈtuːn

Definitions

  1. A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.
  2. A drawing satirising current public figures.
  3. An artist's preliminary sketch.
  4. A full-sized drawing that serves as the template for a fresco, a tapestry, etc.
  5. An animated piece of film which is often but not exclusively humorous.
  6. A cartoon series.
  7. A diagram in a scientific concept.

Equivalents

Afrikaans tekening
Български карикатура
Čeština karikatura
Ελληνικά προσχέδιο σκίτσο
Esperanto kartuno
Galego caricatura
हिन्दी कार्टून
Bahasa Indonesia kartun
日本語 戯画 漫画 風刺画
한국어 만화
Română caricatură desen
Kiswahili katuni vibonzo
Українська картон комікс
Tiếng Việt hoạt hình

Examples

“The newspaper published a political cartoon mocking the mayor.”
“The children watched a funny cartoon on TV.”
“12 July 2012, Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental Drift The matter of whether the world needs a fourth Ice Age movie pales beside the question of why there were three before it, but Continental Drift feels less like an extension of a theatrical franchise than an episode of a middling TV cartoon, lolling around on territory that’s already been settled.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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