comic stripnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkɒm.ɪk ˌstrɪp/us/ˈkɑː.mɪk ˌstrɪp/also cartoon stripa short series of funny drawings with a small amount of writing, often published in a newspaper
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Pictures
- -scape
- abstract
- aquatint
- canvas
- caricature
- cartoon
- halo
- identikit
- illustration
- infographic
- likeness
- pencil
- poster
- rough
- seascape
- self-portrait
- shade
- sketch
- speech bubble
- stencil
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Newspapers & magazines: headlines & features
Examples from literature
- He vaguely wanted something more diverting than the newspaper comic strips to read.
- You can take one of the characters from the novel and write a comic strip about him or her, or write a screenplay and sell that to make a movie.