
satire \'sa-tir\ n [MF or L; MF, fr. L _satura_, _satira_, fr. (lanx)
satura full plate, medley, fr. fem. of _satur_ sated; akin to L
_satis_ enough - more at SAD](1509) 1: a literary work holding up
human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn.  2: trenchent wit,
irony, or sarcasm used to expose and discredit vice or folly.  syn see
WIT.

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