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parody

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  1. caricature            
 
par.o.dy \'par-*d-e-\ n [L parodia, fr. Gk paro-idia, fr. para- + aidein 
   to]sing - more at ODE 1: a literary or musical work in which the style of 
   an author or work is cl osely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule 2: a 
   feeble or ridiculous imitation  - parody vt