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How to pronounce “travesty”

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Pronunciation guide for travesty

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of travesty with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: K-Pop, Cutting-Edge Tech and Other Ways Asia Is Shaping the WorldAnd living in India, it used to seem like a travesty to me.
Definition summary: An absurd, grotesque, misrepresentative or grossly inferior likeness or imitation.

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K-Pop, Cutting-Edge Tech and Other Ways Asia Is Shaping the World

And living in India, it used to seem like a travesty to me.

[Noun]
An absurd, grotesque, misrepresentative or grossly inferior likeness or imitation.
A pastiche, parody, or stylistic imitation; a burlesque literary or artistic imitation (typically of a more serious work).
(sometimes proscribed) An appalling event, situation or outcome (especially in relation to another outcome to which it is grossly inferior).
[Verb]
(transitive) To make a travesty of; to parody.

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