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parody
par·o·dy
[
párrədee
]
noun
(
plural
par·o·dies
)
Definition:
1.
amusing imitation:
a piece of writing or music that deliberately copies another work in a comic or satirical way
2.
parodies in general:
parodies as a literary or musical style or genre
3.
poor imitation:
an attempt or imitation that is so poor that it seems ridiculous
transitive verb
(
past and past participle
par·o·died
,
present participle
par·o·dy·ing
,
3rd person present singular
par·o·dies
)
Definition:
imitate somebody or something comically:
to write or perform a parody of somebody or something
[
Late 16th century. Via late Latin< Greek
parōidia
<
para
"secondary, indirect" +
ōidē
"song"
]
pa·rod·ic
[
pə róddik
]
adjective
pa·rod·i·cal
[
pə róddik'l
]
adjective
pa·rod·i·cal·ly
adverb
par·o·dist
[
párrədist
]
noun
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pa·rod·ic [ pə róddik ] adjectivepa·rod·i·cal [ pə róddik'l ] adjectivepa·rod·i·cal·ly adverbpar·o·dist [ párrədist ] noun
