PASTICHE

pastiche

(noun) a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work

medley, potpourri, pastiche

(noun) a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pastiche (plural pastiches)

A work of art, drama, literature, music, or architecture that imitates the work of a previous artist.

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.

Verb

pastiche (third-person singular simple present pastiches, present participle pastiching, simple past and past participle pastiched)

To create or compose in a mixture of styles.

Anagrams

• capeshit, hepatics, pistache, scaphite

Source: Wiktionary



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