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satire

sat·ire
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sat-ahyuh r]
    • /ˈsæt aɪər/
    • /ˈsæt.aɪər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sat-ahyuh r]
    • /ˈsæt aɪər/

Definitions of satire word

  • noun satire the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc. 1
  • noun satire a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule. 1
  • noun satire a literary genre comprising such compositions. 1
  • noun satire mocking irony 1
  • noun satire ironic comedy 1
  • uncountable noun satire Satire is the use of humour or exaggeration in order to show how foolish or wicked some people's behaviour or ideas are. 0

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Origin of satire

First appearance:

before 1500
One of the 26% oldest English words
1500-10; < Latin satira, variant of satura medley, perhaps feminine derivative of satur sated (see saturate)

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Parts of speech for Satire

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

satire popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

satire usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for satire

noun satire

  • adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
  • alliteration — Alliteration is the use in speech or writing of several words close together which all begin with the same letter or sound.
  • anaphora — the use of a word such as a pronoun that has the same reference as a word previously used in the same discourse. In the sentence John wrote the essay in the library but Peter did it at home, both did and it are examples of anaphora
  • anti-strophe — the part of an ancient Greek choral ode answering a previous strophe, sung by the chorus when returning from left to right.
  • antistrophe — the second of two movements made by a chorus during the performance of a choral ode

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