MANGA

manga

(noun) graphic novel that originated in Japan, usually intended for adults and characterized by highly stylized art

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

manga (countable and uncountable, plural manga or mangas)

(countable, comics) A comic originating in Japan.

(uncountable) An artistic style heavily used in, and associated with, Japanese comics, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of comics from other countries.

(rare, countable, chiefly, proscribed by fandom) A comic in manga style, regardless of the country of origin.

Hypernyms

• comic

Hyponyms

• doujinshi (“independent or fan-produced manga”)

Coordinate terms

• manhua (“Chinese comic”)

• manhwa (“Korean comic”)

• komku (“Malaysian comic”)

Etymology 2

Noun

manga (plural mangas)

(Christianity) A covering for a crucifix.

Anagrams

• Magan, magna

Source: Wiktionary



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MEGALITH

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