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   Com·ic

   /ˈkämik/

   

   adjective

   • 1. causing or meant to cause laughter: "comic and fantastic exaggeration"
   • ▪ relating to or in the style of comedy: "a comic actor"

   noun

   • 1. a comedian, especially a professional one: "a stand-up comic" Similar comediancomediennefunny manfunny womancomedy actorcomedy actresshumoristwitwagquipsterjokerjesterpranksterclowninformal:kidderwisecrackerarchaic:buffoon
   • ▪ comic strips. North American Similar cartoon papercomic paperfunny magazinecomic bookgraphic novelinformal:funny

   Word Origin late 16th century: via Latin from Greek kōmikos, from kōmos ‘revel’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   • Definition of comic noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Want to learn more? a person who makes people laugh by telling jokes or funny stories synonym comedian Definition of comic noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   • Definition of comic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary humorous and making you laugh The play is both comic and tragic. She can always be relied on to provide comic relief (= something to make you laugh) at a boring party. He wore a red nose and novelty glasses for comic effect. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

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   What does it mean if a book is a comic?

   • If you describe something as comic, you mean that it makes you laugh, and is often intended to make you laugh. The novel is comic and tragic. Comic is used to describe funny entertainment, and the actors and entertainers who perform it. Grodin is a fine comic actor. A comic is an entertainer who tells jokes in order to make people laugh.

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   • A comic is an entertainer who tells jokes in order to make people laugh. If you describe something as comic, you mean that it makes you laugh, and is often intended to make you laugh. The novel is comic and tragic. Read about the team of authors behind Collins Dictionaries.

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   adjective. arousing or provoking laughter. “a comic hat”. synonyms: amusing, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible. comedic, humorous, humourous. full of or characterized by humor. noun. a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts. synonyms: comedian.

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   Glossary of comics terminology. Comics has developed specialized terminology. Several attempts have been made to formalize and define the terminology of comics by authors such as Will Eisner, Scott McCloud, R. C. Harvey and Dylan Horrocks.

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   Noun. COMIC definition: 1. funny: 2. a magazine with stories told in pictures 3. someone who entertains people by telling…. Learn more.

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   the comics. a person who makes people laugh by telling jokes or funny stories synonym comedian. Definition of comic noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   comic meaning, definition, what is comic: amusing you and making you want to laugh...: Learn more.

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   1. adjective. If you describe something as comic, you mean that it makes you laugh, and is often intended to make you laugh. The novel is comic and tragic. Synonyms: funny, amusing, witty, humorous More Synonyms of comic. 2. adjective [ADJ n] Comic is used to describe funny entertainment, and the actors and entertainers who perform it.