countable a work of literature, music, art, or film that makes use of material from other similar works, especially in order to laugh in a gentle way at those other works
a pastiche of 1930s musicals
Synonyms and related words
Styles and methods in art
abstract expressionism
agitprop
aquatint
1a
uncountable the art or practice of creating works of art in this way
Synonyms and related words
Styles and methods in art
abstract expressionism
agitprop
aquatint
pastiche
noun
US /pæˈstiʃ/
Word Forms
singular
pastiche
plural
pastiches
DEFINITIONS1
1
countable a work of literature, music, art, or cinema that makes use of material from other similar works, especially in order to laugh in a gentle way at those other works
a pastiche of 1930s musicals
Synonyms and related words
Styles and methods in art
abstract expressionism
agitprop
aquatint
1a
uncountable the art or practice of creating works of art in this way