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Parodist
see synonyms of parodistNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Parodist
see synonyms of parodist noun
a writer of parodies
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Parodist
see synonyms of parodistn. pl. par·o·dies
1.
a. A literary or artistic work that uses imitation, as of the characteristic style of an author or a work, for comic effect or ridicule.
b. A genre, as in 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.
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