comic

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  1. adjective Characteristic of or having to do with comedy.
  2. adjective Of or relating to comic strips.
  3. adjective Amusing; humorous: a comic situation involving the family's pets.
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  • And 300 was the **** because unlike most comic or graphic novel movies, this movie actually looked just like the comic which is what made it successful and maybe the "other" movies out there should take Zach's advice and do the same thing —  ComingSoon.net - 30 most recent stories
  • If you then do not agree that "whoever first wrote and drew the character in a comic is the creator" (and I think that's the better way to look at it), then things obviously get a lot trickier. —  Comic Book Resources
  • Well, Rorschach in the comic is almost impossible for me to sympathize with. —  FlickFilosopher.com
  • I think this comic is also how the browser was leaked before Google was ready to announce it. features list is pretty impressive for a beta, but the real proof is in using it: I just started doing that this morning, and I have to admit, the speed differeces that Google talked about really do make a difference. —  TechnologyOwl.com
  • This comic is actually not too far off from being done, but i still have a few more frames to finish before i can post. —  Megatokyo Comics
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humorous ·  dramatic ·  tragic ·  amuse ·  ludicrous ·  musical

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English comice, from Latin cōmicus, from Greek kōmikos, from kōmos, revel.

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  1. = French comique = Spanish cómico = Portuguese Italian comico = Dutch komiek = Swedish komik (cf. German komisch = Danish komisk), from Latin comicus, from Greek κωμικός, properly of or pertaining to revelry or festivity, being the adjective of κῶμος, revelry, festivity (see Comus), but used as equivalent to the earlier κωμῳδικός, of or pertaining to comedy, from κωμῳδία, comedy: see comedy.
 

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