Parody definition
Something so bad as to be equivalent to intentional mockery; a travesty.
The trial was a parody of justice.
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(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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A literary or artistic work that uses imitation, as of the characteristic style of an author or a work, for comic effect or ridicule.
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A poor or weak imitation.
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The art of writing such works.
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The definition of a parody is an imitation of something, particularly literature or a film, that is meant to make fun of it.
An example of parody is the film Scary Movie.
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A genre, as in literature, comprising such works.
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To make a parody of.
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Something so bad as to be equivalent to intentional mockery; a travesty.
The trial was a parody of justice.
noun
(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.
noun
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A literary or artistic work that uses imitation, as of the characteristic style of an author or a work, for comic effect or ridicule.
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A genre, as in literature, comprising such works.
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To make a parody of.
verb
A literary or musical work imitating the characteristic style of some other work or of a writer or composer in a satirical or humorous way, usually by applying it to an inappropriate subject.
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To make a parody of.
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To make a parody of something.
The comedy movie parodied the entire Western genre.
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Origin of parody
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From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Latin parodia, from Ancient Greek παρῳδία (parōdia, “parody"), from παρά (para, “besides") + ᾠδή (ōidÄ“, “song").
From Wiktionary