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- comforter/ˈkʌmfətə(r)/A thick, warm quilt or duvet, primarily used for sleeping under.nounB2
- comfrey/ˈkʌm.fri/A tall, perennial herb with hairy leaves and clusters of bell-shaped flowers, used traditionally as a medicinal plant, especially for healing wounds and bruises.nounC2
- comic/ˈkɒmɪk/Relating to comedy; causing laughter or amusement.adjectivenounB1
- comic book/ˈkɒmɪk bʊk/A publication, usually a magazine, that contains sequences of comic art (cartoons) telling a story or series of stories.nounB1
- comic opera/ˌkɒmɪk ˈɒp(ə)rə/A form of opera with a humorous or satirical plot and spoken dialogue.nounLow-Medium
- comic relief/ˌkɒmɪk rɪˈliːf/A humorous or light-hearted episode or character in an otherwise serious or tragic work, intended to provide temporary emotional respite for the audience.nounC1
- comic strip/ˌkɒm.ɪk ˈstrɪp/A sequence of drawings in panels that tell a humorous or adventurous story, often serialized in newspapers or magazines.nounB1
- comice/kɒˈmiːs/A specific variety of pear, also known as Doyenné du Comice, prized for its sweet, juicy, and buttery texture.nounLow
- comines/kɒˈmiːnz/The plural form of 'comine', an archaic or historical term for a type of tax or levy, primarily encountered in historical contexts.nounVery Low
- cominform/ˈkɒm.ɪn.fɔːm/The name of the Communist Information Bureau, a historical international organization for coordinating European communist parties under Soviet leadership, established in 1947.nounRare / Historical
- coming/ˈkʌmɪŋ/The act of moving towards or arriving at a place; approaching or forthcoming.adjectivenounHigh
- coming out/ˌkʌm.ɪŋ ˈaʊt/The act of publicly declaring one's identity, especially as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, etc.nounB2
- comingle/kə(ʊ)ˈmɪŋɡ(ə)l/To mix or blend different things together, especially in a way that makes them difficult to separate.verb-ambitransitiveC2
- comint/ˈkɒmɪnt/Intelligence derived from the interception of foreign communications signals, excluding the literal text of the messages (which is SIGINT).nounVery low / Specialist
- comintern/ˈkɒmɪntɜːn/An international organization of communist parties, founded by Lenin in 1919 to promote world revolution; also known as the Communist International.nounLow
- comitative/kəˈmɪtətɪv/In linguistics, a grammatical case that expresses accompaniment (i.e., 'together with X').adjectivenounRare
- comitia/kəˈmɪtɪə/An assembly of the Roman people convened for legislative or electoral purposes.nounC2
- comity/ˈkɒmɪti/Courteous and considerate behaviour towards others; a state of mutual harmony and respect, especially between nations or organizations.nounC2
- comity of nations/ˈkɒmɪti əv ˈneɪʃ(ə)nz/A mutual recognition and respect of laws, institutions, and policies among different countries, fostering voluntary cooperation and civility in international relations without formal legal obligation.nounLow (C2/Formal)
- comix/ˈkɒm.ɪks/An alternative, non-standard spelling of 'comics', specifically referring to underground or alternative comic books, often with countercultural, experimental, or adult themes.nounLow
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