Comic Meaning
/ˈkɒmɪk/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjPertaining to comedy, as a literary genre.
adjUsing the techniques of comedy, as a composition, performer etc; amusing, entertaining.
Sentence Examples
Your comic books are on the shelf.
The comic books were piled on the desk.
CEFR Practice Quiz
My little brother loves reading a funny ____ about a clumsy superhero.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He enjoys reading superhero ____ books in his free time.
Word Origin & History
From Latin comicus, from Ancient Greek κωμικός (kōmikós, “relating to comedy”), from κῶμος (kômos, “carousal”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"There is a quartet of comic musicians, who perform on instruments of an inconceivable bassness […]"
— 1954, Canadian Saturday Night: A Magazine of Business & National Affairs:
"As there was something excessively comique in the distress of the landlord and his wife […], I could not forbear staying a little to be amused with it."
— 1792, Charlotte Smith, Desmond, Broadview, published 2001, page 262:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
My little brother loves reading a funny ____ about a clumsy superhero.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He enjoys reading superhero ____ books in his free time.