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# antic

noun (antics; the plural is used most)

«antic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A silly, playful trick or action that makes people laugh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antic/#m1)

### In the lessons

the playful tricks of a character, most often in the plural (antics)

### Examples

- The kittens did their antics on the rug. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antic/#x1)
- The clown's antics made us laugh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antic/#x2)
- He stopped his silly antics and sat down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antic/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «antic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«antic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/antic.html) on Mova free.