pas·tiche
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Audio Help [pa-steesh, pah-] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a literary, musical, or artistic piece consisting wholly or chiefly of motifs or techniques borrowed from one or more sources. |
| 2. | an incongruous combination of materials, forms, motifs, etc., taken from different sources; hodgepodge. |
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pastiche
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n.
[French, from Italian pasticcio; see pasticcio.] |
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pastiche
"a medley made up of fragments from different works," 1878, from Fr. pastiche, from It. pasticcio "medley, pastry cake," from V.L. *pasticium "composed of paste," from L.L. pasta "paste, pastry cake" (see pasta). Borrowed earlier (1752) in the It. form.
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| pastiche | |
noun | |
| 1. | a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources [syn: medley] |
| 2. | a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work |
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pastiche
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