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pastiche


Noun

  1. A work of art, drama, literature, music, or architecture that imitates the work of a previous artist, usually in a positive or neutral way. (Coordinate term: parody)
  2. A musical medley, typically quoting other works.
  3. An incongruous mixture; a hodgepodge.
  4. A postmodern playwriting technique that fuses a variety of styles, genres, and story lines to create a new form.

Verb

  1. To create or compose in a mixture of styles.

Etymology

  • Via French pastiche, from Italian pasticcio (“pie, something blended”), from Vulgar Latin *pastīcius, from Late Latin pasta (“dough, pastry cake, paste”), from Ancient Greek παστά (pastá, “barley porridge”), from παστός (pastós, “sprinkled with salt”). Doublet of pasticcio.

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