COMIC


Meaning of COMIC in English

adj. & n.

--adj.

1. (often attrib.) of, or in the style of, comedy (a comic actor; comic opera).

2 causing or meant to cause laughter; funny (comic to see his struggles).

--n.

1. a professional comedian.

2 a a children's periodical, mainly in the form of comic strips. b a similar publication intended for adults.

Phrases and idioms:

comic opera

1. an opera with much spoken dialogue, usu. with humorous treatment.

2 this genre of opera. comic strip a horizontal series of drawings in a comic, newspaper, etc., telling a story.

Etymology: L comicus f. Gk komikos f. komos revel

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.