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satire

sa·tire

UK/ˈsætaɪə/ US/ˈsætaɪɹ/ uncommon dated

noun

1.

witty language used to convey insults or scorn

  • “he used sarcasm to upset his opponent”
  • “irony is wasted on the stupid”
  • “Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody”
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Origin

From Middle French satire, from Old French, from Latin satira, from earlier satura, from lanx satura (“full dish”), from feminine of satur. Altered in Latin by influence of Ancient Greek σάτυρος (sáturos, “satyr”), on the mistaken notion that the form is related to the Greek σατυρικὸν δράμα (saturikòn dráma, “satyr drama”).

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