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parodies

parodies is the plural of parody.

parodies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of parody.

Meaning of parody

Noun

parody (countable and uncountable, plural parodies)

  1. A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony.
    • The lively parody which he wrote […] was received with great applause.1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter XX, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and...
  2. (archaic, countable) A popular maxim, adage, or proverb.

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Questions about parodies

What is parodies the plural of?
Parodies is the plural of parody.

Words near parodies in the dictionary

  1. parodial
  2. parodic
  3. parodical
  4. parodically
  5. parodied
  6. parodies
  7. Parodis
  8. parodisation
  9. parodisations
  10. parodise
  11. parodised

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