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PASQUINADE (pasquil, pasquilled, pasquilling, pasquils)

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Irregular inflected forms: pasquil  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, pasquilled  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, pasquilling  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, pasquils  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does pasquinade mean? 

PASQUINADE (noun)
  The noun PASQUINADE has 1 sense:

1. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous wayplay

  Familiarity information: PASQUINADE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PASQUINADE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

burlesque; lampoon; mockery; parody; pasquinade; put-on; send-up; sendup; spoof; takeoff; travesty

Hypernyms ("pasquinade" is a kind of...):

caricature; imitation; impersonation (a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect)


 Context examples 


When Michaelis's testimony at the inquest brought to light Wilson's suspicions of his wife I thought the whole tale would shortly be served up in racy pasquinade—but Catherine, who might have said anything, didn't say a word.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)



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