Animated cartoon
Animated cartoon noun - A film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence.
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Synonyms for Animated cartoon
Film and animated cartoon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Film" instead a noun phrase "Animated cartoon".
Film
Film noun - A story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track.
Usage example: watched a film on the Hopi Indians at the multicultural center
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Synonyms for Film
Animated cartoon and film are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Animated cartoon" instead a noun "Film".
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The feature film A Little Sex has an animated cartoon version of Mimsey crying, followed by a second kitten appearing; the two then rub heads affectionately and purr.
Source: Logo Joke - Changing to Technicolor when the characters arrive in Oz was also done in a 1933 animated cartoon, although legal problems prevented the short film from being distributed with the Oz segments in Technicolor.
Source: Older Than They Think / Film - Roger Rabbit being changed from a comic strip character who can only "talk" via text balloons in the book into an animated cartoon character in the film also has a lot to do with the wackier persona.
Source: Character Exaggeration
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