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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesパロディ
Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: parodi
"そのアニメは多くの名作のパロディを含んでいます。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.
"The movie is a hilarious parody of modern superhero blockbusters." - 2
An imitation of a serious work or style, or a poor or feeble imitation; a travesty.
"The trial was a complete parody of justice."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek parōidia, meaning a counter-song or a narrative poem in the style of another. It passed through the late Latin parodia and French parodie before entering English in the late 16th century, originally denoting a humorous imitation of a literary work.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Parody" is said worldwide
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parodie
Transliteration: pa.ʁɔ.di
"Ce film est une excellente parodie du genre policier."
Parodie
Transliteration: paʁoˈdiː
"Das Buch ist eine gelungene Parodie auf den modernen Roman."
parodia
Transliteration: paˈrɔ.dja
"La sua canzone è una simpatica parodia della musica pop."
parodia
Transliteration: paˈɾo.dja
"El comediante hizo una divertida parodia del presidente."
paródia
Transliteration: paˈɾɔ.dʒi.a
"A esquete de comédia era uma paródia famosa de uma novela."
व्यंग्य
Transliteration: vyangya
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह फिल्म प्रसिद्ध उपन्यास की एक बेहतरीन पैरोडी है।"
恶搞
Transliteration: è gǎo
Script: 中文汉字
"这部电影是对经典恐怖片的恶搞。"
패러디
Transliteration: paeleodi
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 코미디언의 무대는 유명한 영화의 패러디였다."
パロディ
Transliteration: parodi
Script: 日本語
"そのアニメは多くの名作のパロディを含んでいます。"
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