"webcomic" meaning in English

See webcomic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: webcomics [plural]
Etymology: Web + comic. The word is first attested 2000, but websites titled "WebComics" existed previously (as early as 1995). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Web|comic}} Web + comic Head templates: {{en-noun}} webcomic (plural webcomics)
  1. (comics, Internet) An online comic, especially one first published on the Internet. Wikipedia link: webcomic Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Comics, Internet
    Sense id: en-webcomic-en-noun-2PHFsPjk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: comics, literature, media, publishing

Inflected forms

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