Travesty

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1. Adjective

Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; -- applied to a book or shorter composition.

2. Noun

A burlesque translation or imitation of a work.

3. Verb

To translate, imitate, or represent, so as to render ridiculous or ludicrous.

4. Noun

a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
Vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric
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