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 (ā€œindependent or fan-produced mangaā€)

Coordinate terms

• manhua (ā€œChinese comicā€)

• manhwa (ā€œKorean comicā€)

• komku (ā€œMalaysian comicā€)

Etymology 2

Noun

manga (plural mangas)

(Christianity) A covering for a crucifix.

Anagrams

• Magan, magna

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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