comic
/ˈkɒmɪk/KO-mik
/ˈkɑmɪk/KAH-mik
Meaningof revelry
Common meaning: funny
Other meanings: a comedian
- coma merry procession, a revelLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 460 · scan
- icadjective ending: relating to
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek κῶμος ‘a merry procession, a revel’.
Roots
- κῶμος Greek “a merry procession, a revel”
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