TOON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does toon mean? 

• TOON (noun)
  The noun TOON has 1 sense:

1. a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence

  Familiarity information: TOON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TOON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

animated cartoon; cartoon; toon

Hypernyms ("toon" is a kind of...):

short subject (a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature)

 Context examples 

“So that's the toon, is it?” cried the cook.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

What I mean is, would he be likely to come down to the toon of, say one thousand pounds out of money that's as good as a man's own already?

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)