Definition of cartoon
1
: a preparatory design, drawing, or painting (as for a fresco)
2a
: a drawing intended as satire, caricature, or humor
a political cartoon
b
: comic strip
3
: animated cartoon
4
: a ludicrously simplistic, unrealistic, or one-dimensional portrayal or version
the film's villain is an entertaining cartoon
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The first known use of cartoon was in 1671
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