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- Dictionaryburlesque/bəːˈlɛsk/
noun
- 1. an absurd or comically exaggerated imitation of something, especially in a literary or dramatic work; a parody: "a novel which is a burlesque of the literary life"
- 2. a variety show, typically including striptease: "burlesque clubs"
verb
- 1. parody or imitate in an absurd or comically exaggerated way: "a mock-heroic farce that burlesques the affectations of Restoration heroic drama"
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