🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

BD (bande dessinée)

Native Script:bande dessinée

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bande dessinée

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Comic/ˈkɒm.ɪk/
nounadjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Elle lit une BD chaque mois."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A magazine or book that contains a sequence of drawings that tell a story, often humorous.

    "She enjoys reading a comic every evening before bed."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or characterized by comedy; humorous.

    "The comic relief in the movie made the serious scenes more bearable."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'comic' originates from the Greek word 'komikos', meaning 'of or pertaining to comedy'. It evolved through Latin 'comicus' and Middle French 'comique', reflecting a shift from a general sense of humor to specifically referring to humorous narratives and illustrations.

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