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Parody
Pronunciation : Par"o*dy
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L. parodia, Gr. parodie. See Para- , and Ode.]
Definition : 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.]
pl. Parodies.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Par"o*dy
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. F. parodier.]
Definition : Defn: To write a parody upon; to burlesque. I have translated, or rather parodied, a poem of Horace. Pope.
t. [imp. & p. p. Parodied; p. pr. & vb. n. Parodying.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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