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pastiche definition

pas·tiche (pas tēs̸h′, päs-)

noun

    1. a literary, artistic, or musical composition made up of bits from various sources; potpourri
    2. a literary, artistic, or musical composition intended to imitate or caricature another artist's style
  2. a jumbled mixture; hodgepodge

Etymology: Fr < It pasticcio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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