[ˈparədi], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect
(e.g: the film is a parody of the horror genre)


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Origin:
late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek parōidia ‘burlesque poem’, from para- ‘beside’ (expressing alteration) + ōidē ‘ode’

[ˈparədi], (Verb)

Definitions:
- produce a humorously exaggerated imitation of (a writer, artist, or genre)
(e.g: his speciality was parodying schoolgirl fiction)


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Origin:
late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek parōidia ‘burlesque poem’, from para- ‘beside’ (expressing alteration) + ōidē ‘ode’