pastiche

noun

pas·tiche pa-ˈstēsh How to pronounce pastiche (audio)

pä-

: a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work

His building designs are pastiches based on classical forms.

also : such stylistic imitation

: a musical, literary, or artistic composition made up of selections from different works : potpourri

The research paper was essentially a pastiche made up of passages from different sources.

: hodgepodge

The house is decorated in a pastiche of Asian styles.

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ˌpa-stē-ˈshər How to pronounce pastiche (audio)

ˌpä-

noun

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It all began with macaroni. Our word pastiche is from French, but the French word was in turn borrowed from Italian, where the word is pasticcio. Pasticcio is what the Italians called a kind of "macaroni pie" (from the word pasta). English-speakers familiar with this multilayered dish had begun to apply the name to various sorts of potpourris or hodgepodges (musical, literary, or otherwise) by the 18th century. For over a hundred years English speakers were happy with pasticcio, until we discovered the French word pastiche sometime in the latter part of the 1800s. Although we still occasionally use pasticcio in its extended meaning, "pastiche" is now much more common.

Synonyms

agglomerate
agglomeration
alphabet soup
assortment
botch
clutter
collage
crazy quilt
farrago
gallimaufry
grab bag
gumbo
hash
hodgepodge
hotchpotch
jambalaya
jumble
jungle
litter
macédoine
medley
mélange
menagerie
miscellanea
miscellany
mishmash
mixed bag
montage
motley
muddle
olio
olla podrida
omnium-gatherum
patchwork
patchwork quilt
potpourri
ragbag
ragout
rummage
salad
salmagundi
scramble
shuffle
smorgasbord
stew
tumble
variety
welter

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Example Sentences

His earlier building designs were pastiches based on classical forms. With this work she goes beyond pastiche. The research paper was essentially a pastiche made up of passages from different sources. The house is decorated in a pastiche of Asian styles.

Recent Examples on the Web But the movie, whatever its pile of ideas about love, gender constructs, and modern living, never really transcends Stepford mood-board pastiche.

Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 5 Sep. 2022 The result is less an evolution of a two-wheeled machine than a pastiche of the many things such a device represents.

Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Aug. 2022 There’s no sense of pastiche, no resort to parody; direct quotation is limited to the few moments when Song is performing as Cio-Cio-San.

New York Times, 1 Aug. 2022 Story is not his strong point, but the experience of more than a dozen shorts made over nearly two decades has given Mandico the chance to hone his style, arriving at a playful form of pastiche.

Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 June 2022 This was a Paulie music-hall pastiche, paraphrasing the public-domain (i.e. free) fleecy kids’ rhyme, written by Sarah Josepha Hale and Lowell Mason, in 1830.

Liza Lentini, SPIN, 20 July 2022 Slay Tracks contained in seed form the peculiar pastiche of noise, jittery melody, and mostly knotty lyrics that would blossom on later records.

Jim Greer, SPIN, 31 July 2022 Their Central Park Theatre was a pastiche of architectural styles: Mediterranean Revival on the outside; French Baroque, Neoclassical and Renaissance Revival on the inside.

Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2022 While a lot of the biggest hits of Everclear’s career have been a pastiche of alt-rock and pop, this is a collection of songs that are more immediate and raw.

Niko Stratis, SPIN, 14 June 2022 See More

单词	pastiche
释义	pastiche noun pas·tiche pa-ˈstēsh pä- 1 : a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work His building designs are pastiches based on classical forms. also : such stylistic imitation 2 a : a musical, literary, or artistic composition made up of selections from different works : potpourri The research paper was essentially a pastiche made up of passages from different sources. b : hodgepodge The house is decorated in a pastiche of Asian styles. pasticheur ˌpa-stē-ˈshər ˌpä- noun Did you know? It all began with macaroni. Our word pastiche is from French, but the French word was in turn borrowed from Italian, where the word is pasticcio. Pasticcio is what the Italians called a kind of "macaroni pie" (from the word pasta). English-speakers familiar with this multilayered dish had begun to apply the name to various sorts of potpourris or hodgepodges (musical, literary, or otherwise) by the 18th century. For over a hundred years English speakers were happy with pasticcio, until we discovered the French word pastiche sometime in the latter part of the 1800s. Although we still occasionally use pasticcio in its extended meaning, "pastiche" is now much more common. Synonyms agglomerate agglomeration alphabet soup assortment botch clutter collage crazy quilt farrago gallimaufry grab bag gumbo hash hodgepodge hotchpotch jambalaya jumble jungle litter macédoine medley mélange menagerie miscellanea miscellany mishmash mixed bag montage motley muddle olio olla podrida omnium-gatherum patchwork patchwork quilt potpourri ragbag ragout rummage salad salmagundi scramble shuffle smorgasbord stew tumble variety welter See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences His earlier building designs were pastiches based on classical forms. With this work she goes beyond pastiche. The research paper was essentially a pastiche made up of passages from different sources. The house is decorated in a pastiche of Asian styles. Recent Examples on the Web But the movie, whatever its pile of ideas about love, gender constructs, and modern living, never really transcends Stepford mood-board pastiche. Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 5 Sep. 2022 The result is less an evolution of a two-wheeled machine than a pastiche of the many things such a device represents. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Aug. 2022 There’s no sense of pastiche, no resort to parody; direct quotation is limited to the few moments when Song is performing as Cio-Cio-San. New York Times, 1 Aug. 2022 Story is not his strong point, but the experience of more than a dozen shorts made over nearly two decades has given Mandico the chance to hone his style, arriving at a playful form of pastiche. Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 June 2022 This was a Paulie music-hall pastiche, paraphrasing the public-domain (i.e. free) fleecy kids’ rhyme, written by Sarah Josepha Hale and Lowell Mason, in 1830. Liza Lentini, SPIN, 20 July 2022 Slay Tracks contained in seed form the peculiar pastiche of noise, jittery melody, and mostly knotty lyrics that would blossom on later records. Jim Greer, SPIN, 31 July 2022 Their Central Park Theatre was a pastiche of architectural styles: Mediterranean Revival on the outside; French Baroque, Neoclassical and Renaissance Revival on the inside. Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2022 While a lot of the biggest hits of Everclear’s career have been a pastiche of alt-rock and pop, this is a collection of songs that are more immediate and raw. Niko Stratis, SPIN, 14 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology French, from Italian pasticcio First Known Use 1866, in the meaning defined at sense 1 pastiche noun as in medley an unorganized collection or mixture of various things each addition to the house was done in a markedly different architectural idiom, and the result is a whimsical pastiche Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance medley jumble collage variety assortment mishmash amalgam mélange farrago hodgepodge patchwork hotchpotch blend montage ragbag gallimaufry potpourri jungle salad miscellany smorgasbord gumbo stew menagerie alphabet soup salmagundi clutter olio ragout patchwork quilt motley agglomeration hash crazy quilt combination jambalaya shuffle botch miscellanea litter mixed bag tangle scramble rummage macédoine agglomerate fusion muddle welter conglomeration grab bag accumulation composite conglomerate tumble aggregation notions omnium-gatherum olla podrida detritus aggregate sundries mess admixture intermixture compound chaos commixture alloy morass catchall oddments disarray disorder imbroglio shambles disarrangement snarl confusion bollix odds and ends dog's breakfast mix-up knot
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