Pastiche

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /pæsˈtiːʃ/
• GenAm IPA: /pæsˈtiʃ/, /pæˈstiʃ/
• Rhymes: -iːʃ

Origin

Via French pastiche, from Italian pasticcio ("pie, something blended"), from Vulgar Latin *pasticium, from Latin pasta ("dough, pastry cake, paste"), from Ancient Greek παστά (pasta, "barley porridge"), from παστός (pastos, "sprinkled with salt").

Full definition of pastiche

Noun

1. A work of art, drama, literature, music, or architecture that imitates the work of a previous artist.
2. A musical medley, typically quoting other works.
3. An incongruous mixture; a hodgepodge.
4. (uncountable) 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.
• 2008, May 13, Natalie Angier, A Gene Map for the Cute Side of the Family, That the genetic code of the platypus proved to be as bizarrely pastiched as its anatomy enhanced the popular appeal of the report, published in the journal Nature.

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