satire
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[edit] Etymology
Implied in satiric (attested in 1387) < Latin satira < earlier satura < lanx satura (“‘full dish’”) < fem. of satur. Altered in Latin by influence of Ancient Greek σάτυρος (saturos), “‘satyr’”), on the mistaken notion that the form is related to the Greek satyr drama.
[edit] Noun
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satire (countable and uncountable; plural satires)
- (uncountable) A literary technique of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. Humour is often used to aid this.
- (countable) A satirical work.
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literary technique
[edit] External links
- satire in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- satire in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[edit] Italian
[edit] Noun
satire f.
- Plural form of satira.

