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burlesque
Tending to excite laughter or contempt by extravagant images, or by a contrast between the subject and the manner of treating it, as when a trifling subject is treated with mock gravity; jocular; ironical.
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- Part of Speech: adjective
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- Industry/Domain: Language
- Category: Dictionaries
- Company: MICRA Inc.
- Product: Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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