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Definition of pastiche - 3 dictionary results

pas⋅tiche

  [pa-steesh, pah-]
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–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.
Origin:
1700–10; < F < It pasticcio pasticcio
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pas·tiche   (pā-stēsh', pä-)   
n.  

  1. A dramatic, literary, or musical piece openly imitating the previous works of other artists, often with satirical intent.

  2. A pasticcio of incongruous parts; a hodgepodge: "In . . . a city of splendid Victorian architecture . . . there is a rather pointless pastiche of Dickensian London down on the waterfront" (Economist).


[French, from Italian pasticcio; see pasticcio.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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