(ˈ)paˈstēsh, (ˈ)päˈ- noun
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Etymology: French, from Italian pasticcio
1. : a literary, artistic, or musical work that closely and usually deliberately imitates the style of previous work
an excellent pastiche from European models — H.S.Canby
will continue to write poetic pastiches of Euripides and Shakespeare — T.S.Eliot
any closer approach to their technique would lead us into pastiche — C.D.Lewis
2.
a. : a musical composition or piece of writing (as an opera or play) made up of selections from different works : potpourri
ending up not with a research paper but a pastiche , one paragraph drawn from one source, the next section lifted from another source — W.W.Bleifuss
are rather biblical pastiche than biblical material: they are full of biblical phrases and variations upon well-known themes — H.G.G.Herklots
b. : a usually incongruous medley of different styles and materials : hodgepodge
the poem is a pastiche of images, tones, and styles — Western Review
a pastiche of the customs of the developers and of the natural backgrounds — Gilbert McAllister