/ ˈkɒmɪk; NAmE ˈkɑːmɪk/ adjective , noun
■ adjective
1.
amusing and making you laugh :
a comic monologue / story
The play is both comic and tragic.
She can always be relied on to provide comic relief (= sth to make you laugh) at a boring party.
➡ note at funny
2.
[ only before noun ] connected with comedy (= entertainment that is funny and that makes people laugh) :
a comic opera
a comic actor
■ noun
1.
an entertainer who makes people laugh by telling jokes or funny stories
SYN comedian
2.
( NAmE also ˈcomic book ) a magazine, especially for children, that tells stories through pictures
3.
the comics [ pl. ] ( NAmE ) the section of a newspaper that contains comic strips
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek kōmikos , from kōmos revel.