Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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burlesque | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
imitation | Yes | Yes | No | No |
burlesque (noun) | imitation (noun) |
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a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease) | copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else |
a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way | something copied or derived from an original |
the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations | |
a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect |
burlesque (adjective) | imitation (adjective) |
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relating to or characteristic of a burlesque | not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article |
burlesque (verb) | imitation (verb) |
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make a parody of |