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(Entry 1 of 2)
a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect
- it is interesting to note that the first novel ever written in English was followed by a burlesque of it
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verbSynonyms of burlesque (Entry 2 of 2)
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of
- burlesquing the teacher's nervous tic isn't very nice
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The first known use of burlesque was in 1667
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