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(), n.; pl. Parodies (). [L. parodia, Gr. ; para° beside + a song: cf. F. parodie. See Para-, and Ode.] 1. A writing in which the language or sentiment of an author is mimicked; especially, a kind of literary pleasantry, in which what is written on one subject is altered, and applied to another by way of burlesque; travesty. The lively parody which he wrote . . . on Dryden's "Hind and Panther" was received with great applause. Macaulay. 2. A popular maxim, adage, or proverb. [Obs.] Par"ody v. t.[imp. & p. p.Parodied (); p. pr. & vb. n.Parodying.] [Cf. F. parodier.] To write a parody upon; to burlesque. I have translated, or rather parodied, a poem of Horace. Pope. スポンサード リンク
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