pastiche

[pa-steesh, pah-]

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noun

a literary, musical, or artistic piece consisting wholly or chiefly of motifs or techniques borrowed from one or more sources.

an incongruous combination of materials, forms, motifs, etc., taken from different sources; hodgepodge.

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Origin of pastiche

1700–10; < French < Italian pasticcio pasticcio

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Examples from the Web for pastiche

He tentatively suggested that the text is a pastiche compiled by a modern forger with an elementary grasp of Coptic.
The ‘Gospel of Jesus’s Wife’ is Still as Big a Mystery as Ever|Candida Moss|April 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Instead, we have irony, allusion, meta commentary, fragmentation, parody, and pastiche.
Not Much New in Douglas Rushkoff’s Reading of the Future|Jacob Silverman|March 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I do not seek out the redundant, the pastiche, or the formulaic.
Leave John Banville Alone! Why Chandler’s Marlowe Should Live On|Ace Atkins|September 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Her self-produced videos as Grant—a pastiche of nostalgic Americana imagery—were remarkably similar to that of “Video Games.”
Lana Del Rey’s Hipster Problem: Plastic Surgery, ‘SNL,’ and Her Past as Lizzy Grant|Tricia Romano|January 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST

And what brought her to the top of this zeitgeist pyramid were her unrivaled skills in the post-modern art of pastiche.
Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way' Plagiarism Sin|Richard Rushfield|February 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST
If it bear the distinct marks of being a Neo-platonic pastiche, we may reject it without hesitation.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1|Andrew Lang
This poem is written as a folk-story, in the style of the Byliny, and it in no way resembles a pastiche.
An Outline of Russian Literature|Maurice Baring
It is an interesting study to divide the pastiche from the real.
My Actor-Husband|Anonymous
Epstein is in every respect superior to the Serbian sculptor, in whose work there can be no question of anything but pastiche.
Pot-Boilers|Clive Bell
Though in many respects a Chaucerian pastiche, it not rarely equals its model in verbal and metrical felicity.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for pastiche

pastiche

pasticcio (pæˈstɪtʃəʊ)

noun

a work of art that mixes styles, materials, etc

a work of art that imitates the style of another artist or period

Word Origin for pastiche

C19: French pastiche, Italian pasticcio, literally: piecrust (hence, something blended), from Late Latin pasta paste 1

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Word Origin and History for pastiche

pastiche

"a medley made up of fragments from different works," 1878, from French pastiche (18c.), from Italian pasticcio "medley, pastry cake," from Vulgar Latin *pasticium "composed of paste," from Late Latin pasta "paste, pastry cake" (see pasta). Borrowed earlier (1752) in the Italian form.

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pastiche

pasticcio (pæˈstɪtʃəʊ)

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