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ˌpæs kwəˈneɪdpasquinade

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-onnoun

    a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

Wiktionary

  1. pasquinadenoun

    A lampoon, originally as published in public; a satire or libel on someone.

  2. pasquinadeverb

    To satirize (someone) by using a pasquinade.

  3. Etymology: From pasquinade, from Pasquin + -ade, modelled on pasquinata.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Pasquil, Pasquin, Pasquinadenoun

    A lampoon.

    Etymology: from pasquino, a statue at Rome, to which they affix any lampoon or paper of satirical observation.

    He never valued any pasquils that were dropped up and down, to think them worthy of his revenge. James Howell.

    The pasquils, lampoons, and libels, we meet with now-a-days, are a sort of playing with the four and twenty letters, without sense, truth, or wit. Tatler, №. 92.

Wikipedia

  1. Pasquinade

    A pasquinade or pasquil is a form of satire, usually an anonymous brief lampoon in verse or prose, and can also be seen as a form of literary caricature. The genre became popular in early modern Europe, in the 16th century, though the term had been used at least as early as the 4th century, as seen in City of God by Augustine of Hippo. Pasquinades can take a number of literary forms, including song, epigram, and satire. Compared with other kinds of satire, the pasquinade tends to be less didactic and more aggressive, and is more often critical of specific persons or groups.The name "pasquinade" comes from Pasquino, the nickname of a Hellenistic statue, the remains of a type now known as a Pasquino Group, found in the River Tiber in Rome in 1501 – the first of a number of "talking statues of Rome" which have been used since the 16th century by locals to post anonymous political commentary.The verse pasquinade has a classical source in the satirical epigrams of ancient Roman and Greek writers such as Martial, Callimachus, Lucillius, and Catullus. The Menippean satire has been classed as a type of pasquinade. During the Roman Empire, statues would be decorated with anonymous brief verses or criticisms.

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  1. pasquinade

    A pasquinade is a form of satirical poetry or prose, often a direct personal attack, aimed at a specific individual or group. It is usually anonymous and typically posted publicly for wide viewership. The term originated from the Italian Pasquino, a name given to a statue in Rome on which such critical writings were regularly posted.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pasquinadenoun

    a lampoon or satirical writing

  2. Pasquinadeverb

    to lampoon, to satirize

  3. Etymology: [F. pasquinade, It. pasquinata.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pasquinade in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pasquinade in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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