comic

/ˈkɑmɪk/

UK: /ˈkɒmɪk/

comic

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Definition

Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre.

Etymology

From Latin comicus, from Ancient Greek κωμικός (kōmikós, “relating to comedy”), from κῶμος (kômos, “carousal”).

Example Sentences

  • "comic genius"
  • "a comic stereotype"
  • "There is a quartet of comic musicians, who perform on instruments of an inconceivable bassness […]"
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