comic book

com·ic book

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kom-ik boo k]
- /ˈkɒm ɪk bʊk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kom-ik boo k]
- /ˈkɒm ɪk bʊk/

Definitions of comic book words

countable noun comic book A comic book is a magazine that contains stories told in pictures. 3
noun comic book a magazine containing comic strips 3
noun comic book a paper booklet of extended comic strips 3
noun comic book a magazine with one or more comic strips. 1
noun comic book magazine, book: comic strip 1
noun comic book (comics) A book or magazine that uses sequences of drawings to tell a story or series of stories, primarily in serialized form, usually fiction. 0

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Origin of comic book

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Comic book

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Comic book

comic book popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

comic book usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for comic book

noun comic book

caricatures — a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things: His caricature of the mayor in this morning's paper is the best he's ever drawn.
funnies — providing fun; causing amusement or laughter; amusing; comical: a funny remark; a funny person.
funny book — comic book.
funny paper — funny1 (def 7b).

All 4 Synonyms of comic book