toon

toon ¹

T0266700 (to͞on)n.1. A large deciduous tree (Toona ciliata) of tropical Asia, Australia, and New Guinea, having dark red, aromatic wood.2. The wood of this tree.

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[Hindi tūn, from Sanskrit tunnaḥ, variant of tuṇiḥ.]

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toon ²

T0266700 (to͞on)n. Informal 1. A cartoon, especially an animated cartoon.2. A character in an animated cartoon.

toon

(tuːn) n1. (Plants) a large meliaceous tree, Cedrela toona, of the East Indies and Australia, having clusters of flowers from which a dye is obtained2. (Forestry) the close-grained red wood of this tree, used for furniture, carvings, etc[from Hindi tūn, from Sanskrit tunna]

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toon

(tuːn) n (Film) a cartoon character

toon¹

(tun)

n. 1. an Australasian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc. 2. the wood itself. [1800–10; < Hindi tūn < Skt tunna]

toon²

(tun)
n. (sometimes cap.) a character in an animated cartoon. [1980–85; shortening of cartoon]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

toon - a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequenceanimated cartoon, cartoonshort subject - a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature

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