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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PAR'ODY, n. [Gr. ode.]
1. A kind of writing in which the words of an author or his thoughts are, by some slight alterations, adapted to a different purpose; a kind of poetical pleasantry, in which verses written on one subject, are altered and applied to another by way of burlesque.
2. A popular maxim, adage or proverb.
PAR'ODY, v.t. To alter, as verses or words, and apply to a purpose different from that of the original.
I have translated, or rather parodied a poem of Horace.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way [syn: parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on]
2: humorous or satirical mimicry [syn: parody, mockery, takeoff] v
1: make a spoof of or make fun of
2: make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers" [syn: spoof, burlesque, parody]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun (plural -dies) Etymology: Latin parodia, from Greek par?idia, from para- + aidein to sing — more at ode Date: 1598 1. a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule 2. a feeble or ridiculous imitation Synonyms: see caricature • parodic adjective • parodistic adjective II. transitive verb (-died; -dying) Date: circa 1745 1. to compose a parody on <parody a poem> 2. to imitate in the manner of a parody

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 a humorous exaggerated imitation of an author, literary work, style, etc. 2 a feeble imitation; a travesty. --v.tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 compose a parody of. 2 mimic humorously. Derivatives: parodic adj. parodist n. Etymology: LL parodia or Gk paroidia burlesque poem (as PARA-(1), oide ode)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. --Macaulay. 2. A popular maxim, adage, or proverb. [Obs.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. --Pope.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(parodies, parodying, parodied) 1. A parody is a humorous piece of writing, drama, or music which imitates the style of a well-known person or represents a familiar situation in an exaggerated way. 'The Scarlet Capsule' was a parody of the popular 1959 TV series 'The Quatermass Experiment'... N-VAR: oft N of n 2. When someone parodies a particular work, thing, or person, they imitate it in an amusing or exaggerated way. ...a sketch parodying the views of Jean-Marie Le Pen... VERB: V n 3. When you say that something is a parody of a particular thing, you are criticizing it because you think it is a very poor example or bad imitation of that thing. The first trial was a parody of justice. = travesty N-COUNT: usu N of n [disapproval]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. Travesty, burlesque, caricature, ludicrous imitation. II. v. a. Travesty, burlesque, caricature, turn into burlesque.

Moby Thesaurus

Atticism, agile wit, anamorphosis, ape, bad likeness, belie, black humor, botch, burlesque, camouflage, caricature, color, comedy, copy, copying, corruption, counterfeiting, daub, debasement, deride, disguise, distort, distortion, dry wit, dummy, duplication, emulation, esprit, exaggerate, facsimile, fakery, falsify, farce, fleer, following, forgery, garble, guy, hit off on, hit-off, humor, imitation, impersonation, imposture, impression, irony, kid, knockoff, lampoon, laugh at, make fun of, mimesis, mimic, mimicry, mirroring, miscolor, misquote, misreport, misrepresent, misstate, misteach, mock, mock-up, mockery, model, nimble wit, onomatopoeia, overdraw, overstate, paraphrase, pastiche, perversion, pervert, pillory, plagiarism, plagiary, pleasantry, poke fun at, poor imitation, pretty wit, quick wit, ready wit, repetition, replica, representation, reproduction, rib, ridicule, roast, salt, sarcasm, satire, satirize, savor of wit, scoff at, scratch, scribble, send up, simulation, slant, slapstick, slapstick humor, sneer at, spoof, squib, subtle wit, take off, take off on, take-off, takeoff, tease, travesty, twist, twit, understate, version, visual humor, warp, wicked imitation, wit, wrench