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comic strip

comic strip noun: a series of drawings, in sequence, often but not necessarily depicting something funny or satirical in nature; more specifically, a single work consisting of a short row of such drawings.

Noun

comic strip (plural comic strips)

  1. A series of drawings, in sequence, often but not necessarily depicting something funny or satirical in nature; more specifically, a single work consisting of a short row of such drawings.
  2. An ongoing series of comics published in strip form, whether or not containing a continuing narrative.
    • Calvin and Hobbes was one of the most significant American comic strips of the 1980s and 1990s.

Synonyms of comic strip

Forms of comic strip

pluralcomic strips

Questions about comic strip

What does comic strip mean?
Comic strip means a series of drawings, in sequence, often but not necessarily depicting something funny or satirical in nature; more specifically, a single work consisting of a short row of such drawings.
What part of speech is comic strip?
Comic strip is a noun.
What is the plural of comic strip?
The plural of comic strip is comic strips.

Words near comic strip in the dictionary

  1. comic cut
  2. comic cuts
  3. comic opera
  4. comic operas
  5. comic relief
  6. comic strip
  7. comic strips
  8. comic timing
  9. comic-adjacent
  10. comic-bookish
  11. comical

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