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Meaning of comic in English

comic
adjective
us
/ˈkɑː.mɪk/ uk
/ˈkɒm.ɪk/
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funny and making you want to laugh:
a comic actor/performance
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causing laughter
  • funnyShe told me a funny story about Max.
  • amusingI gave her an article that I thought she would find amusing.
  • humorousShe wrote a humorous account of her teenage years.
  • hilariousIt's the most hilarious comedy on television.
  • hystericalI've just read his autobiography - it's absolutely hysterical.
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comic
noun [ C ]
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/ˈkɑː.mɪk/ uk
/ˈkɒm.ɪk/

comic noun [C] (BOOK)

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(also mainly US comic book)
a magazine or book that contains a set of stories told in pictures with a small amount of writing
 
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comic noun [C] (PERSON)

someone who entertains people by telling jokes
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Entertainers in general
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the comics
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the section of a newspaper where comic strips appear:
Dad read the front page while the kids read the comics.
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(Definition of comic from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

comic | Intermediate English

comic
adjective
us
/ˈkɑm·ɪk/

comic adjective (AMUSING)

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making you want to laugh; amusing:
a comic actor/performance/writer
comic
noun [ C ]
us
/ˈkɑm·ɪk/

comic noun [C] (MAGAZINE)

(also comic book, us/ˈkɑm·ɪkˌbʊk/)
a magazine, esp. for children, that contains a set of stories told in pictures with a small amount of writing

comic noun [C] (PERSON)

a comedian
(Definition of comic from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of comic

comic
I started working in the social justice sector, and he gained recognition in the field of indie comics.
From NPR
A comic's brand is an extension of him or herself.
From Chicago Tribune
Here history is not without its comic innovators.
From Huffington Post
For one, your comics have to be funny.
From New York Daily News
Church groups were holding mass comic book burnings.
From NPR
The studio now has commercial control of the lucrative comics franchise.
From USA TODAY
For big comics nerds, "the 616" is the "real" continuity.
From Wired
Like any art form, comics has its own medium-specific properties that allow us to express ideas that can't be expressed in any other way.
From Huffington Post
Grow up people, just because we read comics does nt mean we are still in grade school.
From Los Angeles Times
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Collocations with comic

comic

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newspaper comic
Let us remember that we are talking about something infinitely below the newspaper comic strip.
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original comic
The company also published a few original comic book titles (in the adventure and fantasy genres), usually featuring creators pulled from the ranks of fandom.
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stand-up comic
The most obvious example is a stand-up comic who is clearly engaged in the entertainment business.
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Translations of comic

in Chinese (Traditional)
滑稽的，好笑的, 有趣的, 雜誌…
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滑稽的，好笑的, 有趣的, 杂志…
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cómico, tebeo, cómico/ca [masculine-feminine]…
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cômico, revista em quadrinhos, cômico/-ca [masculine-feminine]…
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मजेशीर आणि हसण्याची इच्छा करून देणे, चित्रकथा…
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おかしい, 漫画, 面白（おもしろ）い…
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komik, gülünç, gülmece dergisi…
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comique, comique [masculine], livre [masculine] de bande dessinée…
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còmic…
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komisch, komiek, stripverhaal…
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வேடிக்கையானது மற்றும் உங்களை சிரிக்க தூண்டக்கூடியது, குறைந்த அளவு எழுத்துடன் படங்களில் சொல்லப்பட்ட கதைகளின் தொகுப்பைக் கொண்ட ஒரு பத்திரிகை அல்லது புத்தகம்…
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हास्यपूर्ण, कॉमिक, एक पत्रिका या पुस्तक जिसमें चित्रों के माध्यम से कोई कहानी बताई जाती है…
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રમૂજી અને તમને હસાવે તેવું, ચિત્રો પર ટૂંકા લખાણ સાથે વર્ણવવામાં આવતી કહાનીઓ, વાર્તાઓનો સેટ…
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komisk, komiker, tegneseriehæfte…
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komedi-, parodisk, komisk…
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opera komik, jenaka, pelawak…
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Lustspiel-…, komisch, der Komiker / die Komikerin…
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komisk, komiker [masculine], tegneserie [masculine]…
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مزاحیہ, تفنن آمیز, باتصویر رسالہ یاکتاب جس میں بہت کم جملوں میں تصویروں کی زبانی کہانی بیان کی جاتی ہے…
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комедійний, комічний, смішний…
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హాస్య, కామిక్స్ పత్రిక లేక పుస్తకం, చాలా తక్కువ రాతతో బొమ్మల సహాయంతో బొమ్మల ద్వారా కథలు ఉన్న పుస్తకం లేక పత్రిక…
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কৌতুক, ছবির মাধ্যমে বলা মজাদার গল্প, কমিক্‌…
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komický, humorný, žertovný…
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lucu, menggelikan, pelawak…
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เกี่ยวกับละครตลก, น่าหัวเราะ, ตัวละครตลก…
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thuộc hài kịch, hài hước, diễn viên hài…
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komiczny, komiks, satyryk…
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웃기는, 만화…
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comico, giornalino a fumetti, fumetti…
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