Comic \Com"ic\, a. [L. comicus pertaining to comedy, Gr. ?: cf.
F. comique. See Comedy.]
1. Relating to comedy, as distinct from tragedy.
I can not for the stage a drama lay, Tragic or
comic, but thou writ'st the play. --B. Jonson.
2. Causing mirth; ludicrous. ``Comic shows.'' --Shak.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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