Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - comic

 I. adjective  Etymology: Latin ~us, from Greek komikos, from komos revel  Date: 1576  1. of, relating to, or marked by comedy a ~ actor  2. causing laughter or amusement ; funny a ~ monologue  3. of or relating to ~ strips the newspaper's ~ section  Synonyms: see laughable  II. noun  Date: 1581  1. comedian a stand-up ~  2. the ~ element  3.  a. ~ strip  b. ~ book  c. plural the part of a newspaper devoted to ~ strips