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caricature /ˈkarɪkətjʊə, ˈkarɪkətʃɔː/
▶noun a depiction of a person in which distinguishing characteristics are exaggerated for comic or grotesque effect. ▶verb make a caricature of.
– derivatives
caricatural adjective,
caricaturist noun.
caricatural adjective,
caricaturist noun.
– origin C18: from Fr., from Ital. caricatura, from caricare ‘load, exaggerate’, from L. carricare (see charge).
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