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Parody : (noun)
1: a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous
way [syn: lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff,
burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on]
2: humorous or satirical mimicry [syn: mockery, takeoff]
(verb)
1: make a spoof of or make fun of
2: make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers" [syn:
spoof, burlesque]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Parody : \Par"o*dy\, n.; pl. Parodies. [L. parodia, Gr. ?; ?
beside _ ? a song: cf. F. parodie. See Para-, and Ode.]
1. A writing in which the language or sentiment of an author
is mimicked; especially, a kind of literary pleasantry, in
which what is written on one subject is altered, and
applied to another by way of burlesque; travesty.
The lively parody which he wrote . . . on Dryden's
``Hind and Panther'' was received with great
applause. --Macaulay.
2. A popular maxim, adage, or proverb. [Obs.]
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Parody : \Par"o*dy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parodied; p. pr. & vb.
n. Parodying.] [Cf. F. parodier.]
To write a parody upon; to burlesque.
I have translated, or rather parodied, a poem of
Horace. --Pope.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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