Definition of Parody

Babylon English
parody
v. compose a farcical imitation of another work, write a satirical imitation
n. literary work containing a farcical imitation of a particular person characteristic or style

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Parody Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Parody
(v. t.)
To write a parody upon; to burlesque.
  
(n.)
A writing in which the language or sentiment of an author is mimicked; especially, a kind of literary pleasantry, in which what is written on one subject is altered, and applied to another by way of burlesque; travesty.
  
(n.)
A popular maxim, adage, or proverb.
  

WordNet 2.0
parody

Noun
1. a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way
(synonym) lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on
(hypernym) caricature, imitation, impersonation
(derivation) spoof, burlesque
2. humorous or satirical mimicry
(synonym) mockery, takeoff
(hypernym) apery, mimicry

Verb
1. make a spoof of or make fun of
(hypernym) act, play, represent
(derivation) mockery, takeoff
2. make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers"
(synonym) spoof, burlesque
(hypernym) mock
(hyponym) travesty
(derivation) parodist, lampooner

hEnglish - advanced version
parody

parody
\par"o*dy\ (?), n.; pl. parodies (#). [l. parodia, gr. &?;; &?; beside + &?; a song: cf. f. parodie. see para-, and ode.]
1. a writing in which the language or sentiment of an author is mimicked; especially, a kind of literary pleasantry, in which what is written on one subject is altered, and applied to another by way of burlesque; travesty. the lively parody which he wrote on dryden's "hind and panther" was received with great applause.
2. a popular maxim, adage, or proverb. [obs.]
parody
\par"o*dy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. parodied (?); p. pr. & vb. n. parodying.] [cf. f. parodier.] to write a parody upon; to burlesque. i have translated, or rather parodied, a poem of horace.
parody
n
1. a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way [syn: lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on]


2. humorous or satirical mimicry [syn: mockery, takeoff]
v 1: make a spoof of; make fun of [syn: spoof]
2: make a parody of; "the students spoofed the teachers" [syn: spoof, burlesque]






for Vocabulary Exams of KPDS, YDS,UDS (in Turkey); and SAT in America
parody
To render ludicrous by imitating the language of.

Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
parody
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Parody Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Parody
In contemporary usage, a parody (or lampoon) is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. As literary theorist Linda Hutcheon (2000: 7) puts it, "parody...is imitation with a critical difference, not always at the expense of the parodied text." Another critic, Simon Dentith (2000: 9), defines parody as "any cultural practice which provides a relatively polemical allusive imitation of another cultural production or practice."

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