noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈkɑmɪks/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkɒmɪks/
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rhymes with -ɪks
CMU ARPABET:K AA1 M IH0 K S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
the medium of comic books, comic strips, and other sequential art
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Graphic Novels in Your Media Center: A Definitive Guide by Lyga, Allyson and Lyga, Barry. (June 30, 2004) p. 162, →ISBN [bold in original] The plural of comic is typically used as a singular (as "politics" is) to refer to the entire medium or industry. Hence, "comics industry" or "comics creators."
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
plural of comic
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
هَزْلِيَّة
(hazliyya)
— artistic medium
Arabic:
مَجَلَّة هَزْلِيَّة
(majalla hazliyya)
— artistic medium
Chinese Mandarin:
漫畫 /漫画
(mànhuà)
— artistic medium
Czech:
komiks
— artistic medium
Esperanto:
bildliteraturo
— artistic medium
Finnish:
sarjakuva
— artistic medium
French:
bande dessinée
— artistic medium
French:
BD
— artistic medium
French:
bédé
— artistic medium
German:
Comicliteratur
— artistic medium
Greek:
κόμικς
(kómiks)
— artistic medium
Greek:
κόμικ
(kómik)
— artistic medium
Greek:
εικοναφήγηση
(eikonafígisi)
— artistic medium
Hungarian:
képregény
— artistic medium
Italian:
fumetti
— artistic medium
Japanese:
漫画
— artistic medium
Japanese:
戯画
(giga)
— artistic medium
Japanese:
コミック
(komikku)
— artistic medium
Kazakh:
комикс
(komiks)
— artistic medium
Korean:
만화
(manhwa)
— artistic medium
Korean:
희화
(huihwa)
— artistic medium
Lithuanian:
vaizdasaka
— artistic medium
Malay:
komik
— artistic medium
Malay:
kelawak
— artistic medium
Norwegian:
tegneserier
— artistic medium
Polish:
komiks
— artistic medium
Portuguese:
quadrinhos
— artistic medium
Portuguese:
HQ
— artistic medium
Portuguese:
história em quadrinhos
— artistic medium
