pastiche
noun/pæˈstiːʃ/
/pæˈstiːʃ/
- [countable, uncountable] a work of art, piece of writing, etc. that is created by deliberately copying the style of somebody/something else
- a pastiche of the classic detective story
- She’s an expert in the art of pastiche and parody.
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- [countable] a work of art, etc. that consists of a variety of different styles
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from French, from Italian pasticcio, based on late Latin pasta ‘paste’.
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