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parodic

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par·o·dy  (pr-d)
n. pl. par·o·dies
1.
a. A literary or artistic work that imitates the characteristic style of an author or a work for comic effect or ridicule. See Synonyms at caricature.
b. The genre of literature comprising such works.
2. Something so bad as to be equivalent to intentional mockery; a travesty: The trial was a parody of justice.
3. Music The practice of reworking an already established composition, especially the incorporation into the Mass of material borrowed from other works, such as motets or madrigals.
tr.v. par·o·died, par·o·dy·ing, par·o·dies
To make a parody of. See Synonyms at imitate.

[Latin pardia, from Greek paridi : para-, subsidiary to; see para-1 + aoid, id, song; see wed-2 in Indo-European roots.]

pa·rodic (p-rdk), pa·rodi·cal (--kl) adj.
paro·dist n.
paro·distic adj.
Translations
parodic [pəˈrɒdɪk] ADJparódico


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