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satire

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  1. wit                   
 
sat.ire or sa.tir.i.cal \'sa-.ti-(*)r\ \s*-'tir-ik\ \-i-k*l\ \-i-k(*-)le-\ 
   n [MF, fr. L satura, satira, fr. (lanx) satura full plate], medley, fr. 
   fem. of satur sated; akin to L satis enough - more at SAD 1: a literary 
   work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn  2: trenchant 
   wit, irony, or sarcasm used to expose and discredit vice or fo lly - 
   sa.tir.i.c aj