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caricature

car·i·ca·ture [ kárrəkə chr, kárrəkəchər ] (plural car·i·ca·tures)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. comic exaggeration: a drawing, description, or performance that exaggerates somebody's or something's characteristics for humorous or satirical effect

2. travesty: a ridiculously inappropriate or unsuccessful version of or attempt at something

3. art of caricatures: the art of creating caricatures

[Mid-18th century. < Italian caricatura< caricare "exaggerate, load" < late Latin carricare (see cargo)]

car·i·ca·ture transitive verb
car·i·ca·tur·ist noun
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