Satire — meaning in English
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English meaning
- satire noun A form of writing, art, or performance that uses humor, irony, or exaggeration to criticize people, institutions, or society.
- skit noun A short comic performance, usually a few minutes long, with a single joke or situation at its center — the kind of thing performed at a school assembly, on a variety show or in a social media video.
Senses
Satire is used for these senses in English:
- satire (uncountable) A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change or highlighting a shortcoming in the work of another. Imitation, humor, irony, and exaggeration are often used to aid this.
- skit A short comic performance done by amateurs.
skit — full definition
- noun A short comic performance, usually a few minutes long, with a single joke or situation at its center — the kind of thing performed at a school assembly, on a variety show or in a social media video.
- noun A short recorded comic interlude placed between the tracks of an album, especially in hip hop.
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