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Definition of comic
1 : of, relating to, or marked by comedy a comic actor
2 : causing laughter or amusement : funny a comic monologue
3 : of or relating to comic strips the newspaper's comic section
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Examples of comic in a Sentence
The drama has some comic moments.
His comic timing is impeccable.
The scene was included for comic effect.
Recent Examples of comic from the Web
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Producing the Spider-Man comic strip is a tag-team effort that crisscrosses the country, starting with Mr. Lee, whose office is in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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The Los Angeles residents are known as the Library Bards at pop-culture and comic conventions.
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So after some time under the influence of Jones’ comic playwriting, that imaginary little restaurant morphed into a joint called BurgerTown.
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These fights play out like real-life versions of the old wordless comic strip Spy vs. Spy: entertaining, sure, but only producing stuff that keeps blowing up.
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Furie and his brother, Jason, launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise $10,000 for a new comic book featuring Pepe.
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New York’s Sex Diaries series asks anonymous city dwellers to record a week in their sex lives — with comic, tragic, often sexy, and always revealing results.
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The show follows the retail misadventures of comic shop owner Kent Carney and his offbeat gang of employees.
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If your tastes are more graphic, comic book fans say Comic Envy is one of the best stores in the state. 5.
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Origin and Etymology of comic
Latin comicus, from Greek kōmikos, from kōmos revel
Synonym Discussion of comic
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Definition of comic
1 : comedian a stand-up comic
2 : the comic element
3a : comic stripb : comic bookc comics plural : the part of a newspaper devoted to comic strips
Examples of comic in a Sentence
posted an especially funny comic by the watercooler
a celebrated humorist who, without fail, could find the comic in even the most mundane of situations
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Then his brother, a local stand-up comic who is a patient at Mandel’s clinic, suggested ketamine.
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Historically, Black women have played a significant role in the Wonder Woman comics and media prior to the film.
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A bronze statue of the Rev. Martin... HERO COMPLEX All the free comics available on Free Comic Book Day, and our top picks Our picks on Free Comic Book Day.
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First Known Use of comic
1687
COMIC Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of comic for English Language Learners
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: of or relating to a comedy
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: causing laughter or amusement
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Definition of comic for English Language Learners
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: a person who performs in front of an audience and makes people laugh by telling jokes or funny stories or by acting in a funny way
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the comics : the comic strips in a newspaper : the part of a newspaper that has comic strips
COMIC Defined for Kids
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