"caricature" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɛrɪkət͡ʃʊɚ/ [US], /ˈkærɪkətʃʊə/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-caricature.wav [UK] Forms: caricature [singular], caricatures [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A caricature is a drawing of a person in which unique features of the person are exaggerated for comic effect.
    Sense id: simple-caricature-en-noun-hzkYR3qX

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɛrɪkət͡ʃʊɚ/ [US], /ˈkærɪkətʃʊə/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-caricature.wav [UK] Forms: caricature [canonical], caricatures [third-person, singular], caricatured [past], caricatured [past, participle], caricaturing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|caricatur|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you caricature, you make a caricature.
    Sense id: simple-caricature-en-verb-A8mK3OXQ
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