Look up: travesty

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   travesty
   parody/imitation 
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   travesty
   [Noun] A very bad imitation of something.
   Example: The stage production was a travesty of the original story.
   Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary
   
   
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   travesty
   [v] - make a parody of
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   travesty
   To translate, imitate, or represent, so as to render ridiculous or ludicrous. 'I see poor Lucan travestied, not appareled in his Roman toga, but under the cruel shears of an English tailor.' (Bentley) ... Origin: Travestied; Travesting. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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   Travesty
   A `travesty`, also known as a `Burlesque` prior to Burlesque Theatre becoming associated with striptease, is a form of musical parody in which a piece is re-arranged into a style very different from that for which it was originally known. This usually takes the form of a serious work (e.g. opera) being presented in a more populist style such as ragtime. Travesty originated in the 1840s, early in the Victorian Era, when the social rules of establ...
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   Travesty
   • (n.) A burlesque translation or imitation of a work. • (v. t.) To translate, imitate, or represent, so as to render ridiculous or ludicrous. • (a.) Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; -- applied to a book or shorter composition.
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   travesty
   in literature, the treatment of a noble and dignified subject in an inappropriately trivial manner. Travesty is a crude form of burlesque in which ... [1 related articles]
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   travesty
   a work that deflates something that is treated by another work with high seriousness.
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