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Added 9 October 2026

comic

/ˈkɒmɪk/ noun

Latin root: comicus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about comic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts.

adjective

Arousing or provoking laughter.
an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
Of or relating to or characteristic of comedy.
comic hero

Origin

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

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