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Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th
travesty
trav·es·ty (trăvʹĭ-stē)n. pl. trav·es·ties 1. An exaggerated or grotesque imitation, such as a parody of a literary work. 2. A debased or grotesque likeness: a travesty of justice. See Synonyms at caricature.tr.v. trav·es·tied, trav·es·ty·ing, trav·es·ties To make a travesty of; parody or ridicule. [From obsolete, disguised, burlesqued, from French travesti, past participle of travestir, to disguise, parody, from Italian travestire: Latin trāns-, trans- + Latin vestīre, to dress (from vestis, garment. See wes-2 in Indo-European Roots).]
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