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   burlesque

   /bəːˈlɛsk/

   noun

   • 1. an absurd or comically exaggerated imitation of something, especially in a literary or dramatic work; a parody: "a novel which is a burlesque of the literary life"
   • 2. a variety show, typically including striptease: "burlesque clubs"

   verb

   • 1. parody or imitate in an absurd or comically exaggerated way: "a mock-heroic farce that burlesques the affectations of Restoration heroic drama"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from French, from Italian burlesco, from burla ‘mockery’, of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. burlesquer noun

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