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Webster 1913 Edition
Satire
Sat′ire
(?; in Eng. often [GREEK]; 277)
, Noun.
1.
A composition, generally poetical, holding up vice or folly to reprobation; a keen or severe exposure of what in public or private morals deserves rebuke; an invective poem;
as, the
. Satires
of Juvenal2.
Keeness and severity of remark; caustic exposure to reprobation; trenchant wit; sarcasm.
Syn. – Lampoon; sarcasm; irony; ridicule; pasquinade; burlesque; wit; humor.
Webster 1828 Edition
Satire
SAT'IRE
,Noun.
1.
A discourse or poem in which wickedness or folly is exposed with severity. It differs from lampoon and pasquinade, in being general rather than personal.2.
Severity of remark. It differs from sarcasm, in not expressing contempt or scorn.Definition 2024
Satire
Satire
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German
Noun
Satire f (genitive Satire, plural Satiren)
Declension
Declension of Satire
Synonyms
- Spottdichtung, Spottschrift
Related terms
- Realsatire
- satirisch
- Satiriker
- Satirikerin
satire
satire
See also: Satire
English
Noun
satire (countable and uncountable, plural satires)
- (uncountable) A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. Humor, irony, and exaggeration are often used to aid this.
- A stinging satire of American politics.
- (countable) A satirical work.
Derived terms
Translations
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External links
- satire in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- satire in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /satiːrə/, [saˈtˢiːɐ]
Noun
satire c (singular definite satiren, plural indefinite satirer)
Inflection
Inflection of satire
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | satire | satiren | satirer | satirerne |
genitive | satires | satirens | satirers | satirernes |
Related terms
External links
- satire on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da