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parody

4 ENTRIES FOUND:

1par·o·dy

noun \ˈper-ə-dē, ˈpa-rə-\
plural par·o·dies

Definition of PARODY

1
: a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
2
: a feeble or ridiculous imitation
pa·rod·ic \pə-ˈrä-dik, pa-\ adjective
par·o·dis·tic \ˌper-ə-ˈdis-tik, ˈpa-rə-\ adjective

Examples of PARODY

  1. He has a talent for writing parodies.
  2. a writer with a talent for parody

Origin of PARODY

Latin parodia, from Greek parōidia, from para- + aidein to sing — more at ode
First Known Use: 1598

Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism, poesy, prosody

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