Phrase guide

comic strip

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: comics, literature, media, publishing

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An ongoing series of comics published in strip form, whether or not containing a continuing narrative.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Calvin and Hobbes was one of the most significant American comic strips of the 1980s and 1990s.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cartoon strip, strip, funnies

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cartoon, sketch

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: komiks — series of illustrations
  • Czech: kreslený seriál — series of illustrations
  • Dutch: stripboek — series of illustrations
  • Esperanto: bildrakonto — series of illustrations
  • Faroese: teknirøð — series of illustrations
  • Faroese: teknisøga — series of illustrations
  • Finnish: sarjakuvastrippi — series of illustrations
  • Finnish: strippi — series of illustrations
  • French: bande dessinée — series of illustrations
  • French: bande — series of illustrations
  • French: strip — series of illustrations
  • German: Comicstrip — series of illustrations
  • German: Comic — series of illustrations
  • German: (lustige) Bildergeschichte — series of illustrations
  • Greek: σκίτσα συνέχειας (skítsa synécheias) — series of illustrations
  • Hungarian: képregény — series of illustrations
  • Icelandic: myndasyrpa — series of illustrations
  • Ido: kartuno — series of illustrations
  • Italian: fumetto — series of illustrations
  • Italian: striscia di fumetti — series of illustrations
  • Italian: vignette — series of illustrations
  • Japanese: 漫画 — series of illustrations
  • Japanese: コミックス (komikkusu) — series of illustrations
  • Macedonian: стрип (strip) — series of illustrations
  • Polish: komiks — series of illustrations
  • Portuguese: tirinhas — series of illustrations
  • Portuguese: tira — series of illustrations
  • Portuguese: tirinha — series of illustrations
  • Russian: ко́микс (kómiks) — series of illustrations
  • Scottish Gaelic: sreath dhealbhan-èibhinn — series of illustrations
  • Spanish: tira cómica — series of illustrations
  • Spanish: tira — series of illustrations
  • Swedish: (tecknad) serie — series of illustrations
  • Swedish: stripp — series of illustrations