comic strip

noun

: a group of cartoons in narrative sequence

Examples of comic strip in a Sentence

a comic strip that is beloved by both children and adults
Recent Examples on the Web Warren Beatty’s vision of a comic strip on film comes in paint box-bright colors with nicely irreverent dialogue, a gaggle of crisp performances and one with million-dollar moxie. Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024 Tell each other the five movies, memories, people, comic strips, books, or whatever that have, over your life, best defined your sense of humor. Amy Rose Spiegel, SELF, 2 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for comic strip 

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Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of comic strip was in 1911

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“Comic strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comic%20strip. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

comic strip

noun
: a series of cartoons that tell a story or part of a story

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