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parroted Definition


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parrot
noun
    1. Any of numerous usually brightly-coloured birds, native to forests of warmer regions, with a large head, a strong hooked bill, and two of the four toes on each foot pointing backwards.
    2. A person who merely imitates or mimics others.
verb
    parroted, parroting
    1. To repeat or mimic (another's words, etc) unthinkingly.
      Thesaurus: mimic, imitate, ape, copy, echo, repeat.
Derivative: parroter
noun
    Etymology: 16c: from French paroquet, perhaps a diminutive of Pierre.



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