par·o·dy
(păŕə-dē)
[Latin parōdia, from Greek parōidiā, para-, subsidiary to; see para–1, + aoidē, ōidē, song.]
noun: pl., -dies.
- A literary or artistic work that imitates the characteristic style of an author or a work for comic effect or ridicule. See synonyms at caricature
- The genre of literature comprising such works.
- Something so bad as to be equivalent to intentional mockery; a travesty: The trial was a parody of justice.
- Music The practice of reworking an already established composition, especially the incorporation into the Mass of material borrowed from other works, such as motets or madrigals.
transitive verb: -died, -dy·ing, -dies.
- To make a parody of. See synonyms at imitate
derivatives
- pa·rod́ic
- adjective
- paŕo·dist
- noun
- paŕo·diśtic
- adjective