pastiche
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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’”).
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pastiche (plural pastiches)
- A work of drama, literature, music, or architecture that imitates the work of a previous artist, often satirically.
- A musical medley, typically quoting other works.
- An incongruous mixture; a hodgepodge.
- (uncountable) A postmodern playwriting technique that fuses a variety of styles, genres, and story lines to create a new form.
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work that imitates the work of a previous artist
incongruous mixture; a hodgepodge
postmodern playwriting technique that fuses a variety of styles
