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for pasquinade
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Pasquinade \Pas`quin*ade"\, n. [F. pasquinade, It. pasquinata.]
A lampoon or satirical writing. --Macaulay.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Pasquinade \Pas`quin*ade"\, v. t.
To lampoon, to satirize.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
pasquinade
n 1: a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's
style, usually in a humorous way [syn: parody, lampoon,
spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque,
travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on]
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