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pastiche noun [ paˈstiːʃ ]

• an artistic work in a style that imitates that of another work, artist, or period.
• "the operetta is a pastiche of 18th century style"
Similar: imitation, parody, take-off, pasticcio,

pastiche verb

• imitate the style of (an artist or work).
• "Gauguin took himself to a Pacific island and pastiched the primitive art he found there"
Origin: late 19th century: from French, from Italian pasticcio, based on late Latin pasta ‘paste’.


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