"pastiche" meaning in English

See pastiche in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pæsˈtiːʃ/ Audio: en-us-pastiche.ogg Forms: pastiche Botticelli's original on the left [canonical], pastiche on the right. [canonical], pastiches [plural]
Rhymes: -iːʃ Etymology: Via French pastiche, from Italian pasticcio (“pie, something blended”), from Vulgar Latin *pastīcius, from Late Latin pasta (“dough, pastry cake, paste”), from Ancient Greek παστά (pastá, “barley porridge”), from παστός (pastós, “sprinkled with salt”). Doublet of pasticcio. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|pastiche}} French pastiche, {{der|en|it|pasticcio||pie, something blended}} Italian pasticcio (“pie, something blended”), {{der|en|VL.|*pastīcius}} Vulgar Latin *pastīcius, {{der|en|LL.|pasta||dough, pastry cake, paste}} Late Latin pasta (“dough, pastry cake, paste”), {{der|en|grc|παστά||barley porridge}} Ancient Greek παστά (pastá, “barley porridge”), {{doublet|en|pasticcio}} Doublet of pasticcio Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pastiche (countable and uncountable, plural pastiches)
  1. A work of art, drama, literature, music, or architecture that imitates the work of a previous artist, usually in a positive or neutral way. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (work that imitates the work of a previous artist): pastitx (Catalan), pastiš [feminine, masculine] (Czech), pastiche [common-gender] (Danish), pastiche [masculine] (Dutch), pastiĉo (Esperanto), pastissi (Finnish), pastiche [masculine] (French), Pastiche [masculine] (German), パスティーシュ (pasutīshu) (Japanese), 파스티슈 (paseutisyu) (Korean), pastisj [masculine] (Norwegian), pastisz [masculine] (Polish), pastiche [masculine] (Portuguese), pasticho [masculine] (Portuguese), pastișă [feminine] (Romanian), стилиза́ция (stilizácija) [feminine] (Russian), пасти́ш (pastíš) [masculine] (Russian), имита́ция (imitácija) [feminine] (Russian), pastiche [masculine] (Spanish), pastisch [common-gender] (Swedish), pastiş (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-pastiche-en-noun-rw30SVFs Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 31 16 10 35 7 Disambiguation of 'work that imitates the work of a previous artist': 78 8 2 12
  2. A musical medley, typically quoting other works. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Artistic works Translations (musical medley): potpourri [neuter] (Danish), pastiĉo (Esperanto), pastiche [masculine] (French), Potpourri [neuter] (German), pot-pourri [masculine] (Portuguese), попурри́ (popurrí) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-pastiche-en-noun--mA4x2xg Disambiguation of Artistic works: 35 58 5 2 0 Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 31 16 10 35 7 Disambiguation of 'musical medley': 11 64 22 3
  3. An incongruous mixture; a hodgepodge. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (incongruous mixture; a hodgepodge): pastitx [masculine] (Catalan), mengelmoes (Dutch), mikspoto (Esperanto), мешани́на (mešanína) [feminine] (Russian), смесь (smesʹ) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-pastiche-en-noun-2qUZy1rl Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 31 16 10 35 7 Disambiguation of 'incongruous mixture; a hodgepodge': 1 6 92 1
  4. (uncountable) A postmodern playwriting technique that fuses a variety of styles, genres, and story lines to create a new form. Tags: uncountable
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cento, collage

Verb

IPA: /pæsˈtiːʃ/ Audio: en-us-pastiche.ogg Forms: pastiches [present, singular, third-person], pastiching [participle, present], pastiched [participle, past], pastiched [past]
Rhymes: -iːʃ Etymology: Via French pastiche, from Italian pasticcio (“pie, something blended”), from Vulgar Latin *pastīcius, from Late Latin pasta (“dough, pastry cake, paste”), from Ancient Greek παστά (pastá, “barley porridge”), from παστός (pastós, “sprinkled with salt”). Doublet of pasticcio. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|pastiche}} French pastiche, {{der|en|it|pasticcio||pie, something blended}} Italian pasticcio (“pie, something blended”), {{der|en|VL.|*pastīcius}} Vulgar Latin *pastīcius, {{der|en|LL.|pasta||dough, pastry cake, paste}} Late Latin pasta (“dough, pastry cake, paste”), {{der|en|grc|παστά||barley porridge}} Ancient Greek παστά (pastá, “barley porridge”), {{doublet|en|pasticcio}} Doublet of pasticcio Head templates: {{en-verb}} pastiche (third-person singular simple present pastiches, present participle pastiching, simple past and past participle pastiched)
  1. To create or compose in a mixture of styles.
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Inflected forms

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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/En-us-pastiche.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːʃ"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "pastiche"
  ],
  "word": "pastiche"
}

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{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: 1",
  "path": [
    "pastiche"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "pastiche",
  "trace": ""
}

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