different between mirror vs parody

English

Alternative forms

• mirrour (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English mirour, from Old French mireor, from mirer (“look at”), from Latin m?ror (“wonder at”), from m?rus (“wonderful”), from *smey- (“to laugh, to be glad”). Displaced native Old English s??awere (literally “watcher”), which was also the word for "spy."

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m?.??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?mi?.?/, /?m??.?/, /?m??/
• (General New Zealand) IPA^(key): /?m?.??/
• Rhymes: -???(?), -??(?), -????(?)
• Homophone: mere (some accents)

Noun

mirror (plural mirrors)

1. A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.

   I had a look in the mirror to see if the blood had come off my face.

   We could see the lorry in the mirror, so decided to change lanes.

2. (figuratively) An object, person, or event that reflects or gives a picture of another.

   His story is a mirror into the life of orphans growing up.

   • 1590, Edmund Spenser, Faerie Queene

     O goddess, heavenly bright, / Mirror of grace and majesty divine.

3. (computing, Internet) A disk, website or other resource that contains replicated data.

   Although the content had been deleted from his blog, it was still found on some mirrors.

4. A mirror carp.
5. (historical) A kind of political self-help book, advising kings, princes, etc. on how to behave.

Synonyms

• (reflecting surface): glass (old-fashioned), looking glass (old-fashioned)

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

mirror (third-person singular simple present mirrors, present participle mirroring, simple past and past participle mirrored)

1. (transitive) Of an event, activity, behaviour, etc, to be identical to, to be a copy of.

   He tried to mirror Elvis's life. He copied his fashion and his mannerisms, and he even went to live in Graceland.

2. (computing, transitive) To create something identical to (a web site, etc.).
3. (transitive) To reflect, as in a mirror.

Translations

See also

• cheval glass
• looking glass

English

Etymology

From Latin par?dia, from Ancient Greek ??????? (par?idía, “parody”), from ???? (pará, “besides”) + ??? (?id?, “song”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?pæ??di/, /?p???di/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?pæ??di/
• Hyphenation: par?o?dy

Noun

parody (countable and uncountable, plural parodies)

1. A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony.
2. (countable, archaic) A popular maxim, adage, or proverb.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with parity.

Translations

Verb

parody (third-person singular simple present parodies, present participle parodying, simple past and past participle parodied)

1. To make a parody of something.

   The comedy movie parodied the entire Western genre.

Translations

See also

• satire, satirize
• pastiche
• send up, sendup, send-up
• spoof
• take off, takeoff

Further reading

• parody in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• parody in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• parody at OneLook Dictionary Search

Usage notes

Often confused with satire, which agitates for social change using humor.