parody C2+ Topic:Register & Style US /ˈpæɹədi/ UK /ˈpæɹədi/ See IPA manual Freq #27320 Meanings 1 verb To make a parody of something. The comedy movie parodied the entire Western genre. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms autoparodyparadelleparodiableparodialparodicalparodismparodistparodisticparodizeself-parody Etymology From Latin parōdia, from Ancient Greek παρῳδία (parōidía, “parody”), from παρά (pará, “besides”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”). Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # parody **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈpæɹədi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpæɹədi/ **Frequency rank:** 27320 ## Meanings 1. To make a parody of something. ## Examples - The comedy movie parodied the entire Western genre. ## Derived Forms - autoparody - paradelle - parodiable - parodial - parodical - parodism - parodist - parodistic - parodize - self-parody ## Etymology From Latin parōdia, from Ancient Greek παρῳδία (parōidía, “parody”), from παρά (pará, “besides”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”). ## Topics - Register & Style markdown