What does "comic strip" mean?

A series of drawings, in sequence, often but not necessarily depicting something funny or satirical in nature; more specifically, a single work consisting of a short row of such drawings.

Comic strip

Q: What is a synonym for "comic strip"?

Common synonyms include: cartoon strip, animated cartoon, caricature, caricatured, cartoon, cartoonlike.

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Noun

1
A series of drawings, in sequence, often but not necessarily depicting something funny or satirical in nature; more specifically, a single work consisting of a short row of such drawings.
2
a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book wordnet
3
An ongoing series of comics published in strip form, whether or not containing a continuing narrative.
"Calvin and Hobbes was one of the most significant American comic strips of the 1980s and 1990s."

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cartoon strip animated cartoon caricature caricatured cartoon cartoonlike

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"Calvin and Hobbes was one of the most significant American comic strips of the 1980s and 1990s."

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