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Satyre vs Satire - What's the difference?

satyre | satire |

As nouns the difference between satyre and satire

is that satyre is an alternative spelling of satyr while satire is a literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. Humour, irony and exaggeration are often used to aid this.

satyre

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (rare, or, archaic)
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    satire

    English

    (wikipedia satire)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules]] its subject often as an intended means of [[provoke, provoking or preventing change. Humour, irony and exaggeration are often used to aid this.
  • (countable) A satirical work.

    • Derived terms

    * satiric, satirical * satirically * satirist

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