car ‧ toon S3 /kɑːˈtuːn $ kɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: cartone 'pasteboard, cartoon' , from carta ; ⇨ ↑ card 1 ]
1 . a short film that is made by photographing a series of drawings:
cartoon characters such as Donald Duck
2 . a funny drawing in a newspaper or magazine, especially about politicians or events in the news
3 . ( also cartoon strip ) a set of drawings that tell a funny story, especially in a newspaper or magazine SYN comic strip
4 . technical a drawing that an artist does before starting to do a painting