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pastiche | pasˈtēSH, päsˈtēSH |
noun
an artistic work in a style that imitates that of another work, artist, or period: the operetta is a pastiche of 18th century styles | the songs amount to much more than blatant pastiche.
• an artistic work consisting of a medley of pieces taken from various sources: a pastiche of literary models and sources.
verb [with object]
imitate the style of (an artist or work): Gauguin took himself to a Pacific island and pastiched the primitive art he found there.
ORIGIN
late 19th century: from French, from Italian pasticcio, based on late Latin pasta ‘paste’.