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burlesque

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  1. caricature            
 
1. bur.lesque \(.)b*r-'lesk\ aj [F, comic, fr. It burlesco, fr. buria joke, 
   fr. Sp] : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of burlesque  - 
   bur.lesque.ly av
2. burlesque n 1a: mockery usu. by caricature  1b: a witty or derisive usu. 
   literary imitation  2: theatrical entertainment of a broadly humorous often 
   earthy character co nsisting of short turns, comic skits, and sometimes 
   striptease acts
3. burlesque vt : to imitate in a humorous or derisive manner : MOCK to 
   employ bu rlesque - bur.lesqu.er n