pastiche

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: postiche, pastille, particle, pastime, patache, pastie, pistache, potiche, pastiches, mastich, pasche

Antonyms: postiche, pastille, particle, pastime, patache, pastie, pistache, potiche, pastiches, mastich, pasche

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. A [[work]] of [[art]], [[drama]], [[literature]], [[music]], or [[architecture]] that [[imitate]]s the work of a [[previous]] [[artist]], usually in a positive or neutral way.
2. A [[musical]] [[medley]], typically [[quote|quoting]] other works.
3. An [[incongruous]] [[mixture]]; a [[hodgepodge]].
4. {{lb|en|uncountable}} A [[postmodern]] [[playwriting]] technique that fuses a variety of styles, genres, and story lines to create a new form.

Verb

1. To create or compose in a mixture of styles.

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.