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sat•ire

Pronunciation: (sat'ī^ur), [key]
—n.
1. the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
2. a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule.
3. a literary genre comprising such compositions.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

satiny

satirical

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