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comic strip

American  

noun

  1. a sequence of drawings, either in color or black and white, relating a comic incident, an adventure or mystery story, etc., often serialized, typically having dialogue printed in balloons, and usually printed as a horizontal strip in daily newspapers and in an uninterrupted block or longer sequence of such strips in Sunday newspapers and in comic books.

comic strip British  

noun

  1. Also called: strip cartoon.  a sequence of drawings in a newspaper, magazine, etc, relating a humorous story or an adventure

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Etymology

Origin of comic strip

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20

Example Sentences

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I’m starting to think large numbers of American voters — and especially conservatives — have never read the “Peanuts” comic strip.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

As the comic strip Pogo noted in 1970, “We have met the enemy, and he is us.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

In 1966, Stamp appeared as Willie Garvin - a rough Cockney diamond - in the film version of Peter O'Donnell's comic strip, Modesty Blaise.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2025

The TV series that ran from 1959 to 1963 was based on the Hank Ketcham comic strip.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2025

This was a comic strip we used to draw together about two astronauts named Gleebo and Tom who lived on Pluto and had a dog named Darth Daisy.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio

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