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burlesque in English
- burlesque⇄adj. 1. making people laugh; comically imitative.
(SYN) comical.
2. of or having to do with the kind of vaudeville called burlesque.
Ex. a burlesque show. - burlesque⇄adv. burlesquely.
- burlesque⇄burlesque, noun, verb, -lesqued,-lesquing,adjective.
- burlesque⇄noun burlesquer.
- burlesque⇄noun 1a. a story, play, or essay, that treats a serious subject ridiculously, or a trivial subject as if it were important.
Ex. Mark Twain's story, ""A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court,"" is a burlesque of the legends about King Arthur. - burlesque⇄v.t., v.i. to imitate so as to make fun of.
Ex. Firbank ... violently burlesqued the esthetic world in which he lived (Newsweek).
(SYN) caricature, travesty.