CARICATURES
\kˈaɹɪkət͡ʃˌʊ͡əz], \kˈaɹɪkətʃˌʊəz], \k_ˈa_ɹ_ɪ_k_ə_tʃ_ˌʊə_z]\
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Works portraying in a critical or facetious way a real individual or group, or a figure representing a social, political, ethnic, or racial type. The effect is usually achieved through distortion or exaggeration of characteristics. (Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloguing, 2d ed)
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international pitch
- the pitch used to tune instruments for concert performances; usually assigns 440 Hz A above middle C