| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | A false, derisive, or impudent imitation of something: burlesque, caricature, farce, mock, mockery, parody, sham. See RESPECT, SAME. | | VERB: | To copy (the manner or expression of another), especially in an exaggerated or mocking way: ape, burlesque, caricature, imitate, mimic, mock, parody. Idioms: do a takeoff on. See SAME.
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| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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