comic

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Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
  2. adjective arousing or provoking laughter
  3. adjective of or relating to or characteristic of comedy

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

comedian

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