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webtoon

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. An animated cartoon published on the World Wide Web.
  2. A kind of Korean comic that is published digitally for reading on a smartphone or computer.

Equivalents

2 more languages
Bahasa Indonesiawebtun
한국어웹툰

Examples

“Have⟳ a webtoon! Elf Life: http://www.elflife.com”
“As Flash⟳ Webtoons and animated shorts have⟳ become⟳ more and more popular, a spate of tools have⟳ cropped up to facilitate their creation.”
“Ren & Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi used Flash⟳ animation to bring⟳ cartoons (sometimes called online cartoons or webtoons) to the Internet.”
“More and more cartoons are made using special techniques with a lot of help⟳ from computers. Some people are making cartoons for the internet. These are called webtoons. You could make⟳ a webtoon, too.”
“When it comes to Flash⟳ animated cartoons, also called webtoons, the first noted use⟳ was in 1999 when Ren & Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi set⟳ out to bring⟳ cartoons to the Web. Soon after, webtoons began popping up everywhere.”
“We can read⟳ a webtoon using an application on our phone.”
“Now producing a branded webtoon and adding a webtoon platform to a company's overall promotional branding strategy makes it look⟳ in-step with the times and popular culture.”
“Easy access is another positive trait of webtoons—facile because of the elimination of distribution hassles, […]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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