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Definition of Sendup
1. Noun. A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way.
Generic synonyms: Caricature, Imitation, Impersonation
Derivative terms: Burlesque, Burlesque, Lampoon, Parodist, Parody, Spoof, Take Off
Definition of Sendup
1. Noun. (alternative form of send-up) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sendup
1. a parody [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sendup
Literary usage of Sendup
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia, Commercial, Industrial by Edward Balfour (1871)
"... sendup small numberof officers and men to Peking be there taught their duties
in the hunting ito of the Emperor, should he repair to the eserves of Muh ..."
2. Nature's Garden: An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect by Neltje Blanchan (1900)
"... can sendup a flower-stalk the second spring —these trials the well-screened,
juicy, warm plant has successfully surmounted through its coat of felt. ..."
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