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    satire
    sat‧ire /ˈsætaɪə $ -taɪr/ noun
     Date: 1500-1600
     Language: French
     Origin: Latin satura, satira, from (lanx) satura 'full plate, mixture', from satur; ⇨ saturate
    1. [uncountable] a way of criticizing something such as a group of people or a system, in which you deliberately make them seem funny so that people will see their faults:
        the characteristic use of satire in Jonson’s work
        political/social satire
        a comedy group that does political satire
    2. [countable] a piece of writing, film, play etc that uses this type of criticism
        satire on
        a satire on American politics
        savage/stinging/vicious/biting satire
        a biting satire of the television industry
    —satirical /səˈtɪrɪkəl/ adjective:
        a well-known satirical magazine
    —satiric adjective
    —satirically /-kli/ adverb