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Meaning of CHARADE

Pronunciation:  shu'reyd

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a word acted out in an episode of the game of charades
  2. [n]  a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way
 
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 Synonyms: burlesque, lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, put-on, sendup, spoof, takeoff, travesty
 
 See Also: caricature, charades, imitation, impersonation, word

 

 

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 Definition: 

Charade
Cat Delaney was one of Hollywood`s glitterati when tragedy struck. A heart transplant was the only thing that saved her life. Cat`s near death experience prompted her to move out of the limelight to San Antonio, where she begins to host a television show about children with special needs, and to start a romance with writer Alex Pierce. Everything is rosy until someone begins killing other patients who received heart transplants at the same time, and Cat begins to realize that everything and everyone around her may not be what they seem.

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cha*rade"\, n. [F. charade, cf. Pr. charrada long chat,
It ciarlare to chat, whence E. charlatan.]
A verbal or acted enigma based upon a word which has two or
more significant syllables or parts, each of which, as well
as the word itself, is to be guessed from the descriptions or
representations.
 
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