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parodied

/ˈpærədiːd/ /ˈpærədid/

Meanings
verb
To make a parody of something.

Examples :

"The comedy movie parodied the entire Western genre."
entertainment culture media art

Related Words

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western noun

/ˈwɛstən/ /ˈwɛstɚn/

A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic (c. 1850-1910) American West (west of the Mississippi river) focusing on conflict between whites and Indians, lawmen and outlaws, ranchers and farmers, or industry (railroads, mining) and agriculture.

"My grandfather loved watching old western movies. "

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something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

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movie noun

/ˈmuːvi/

A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion.

"My favorite movie is about a group of friends who go on an adventure. "

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genre noun

/(d)ʒɒn.ɹə/ /(d)ʒɑn.ɹə/

A kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially of literature or other artworks.

"The computer game Half-Life redefined the first-person shooter genre."

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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make noun

/meɪk/

Brand or kind; model.

"What make of car do you drive?"

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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comedy noun

/ˈkɒmədi/ /ˈkɑmədi/

A choric song of celebration or revel, especially in Ancient Greece.

"The school's annual talent show featured a lively comedy, celebrating the students' creativity. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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entire noun

/ənˈtaɪə/ /ənˈtaɪɚ/

The whole of something; the entirety.

"The entire class was excited for the field trip. "

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parody noun

/ˈpæɹədi/

A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony.

"The student's presentation was a parody of a typical history lecture, poking fun at the teacher's long-winded explanations. "