pastiche

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations

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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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• Rhymes: -iːʃ

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pastiche (plural pastiches)

1. A work of drama, literature, music, or architecture that imitates the work of a previous artist, often satirically.
2. A musical medley.
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.

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