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- [pa-steesh, pah-]
- /pæˈstiʃ, pɑ-/
- /pæsˈtiːʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pa-steesh, pah-]
- /pæˈstiʃ, pɑ-/
Definitions of pastiche word
- noun pastiche a literary, musical, or artistic piece consisting wholly or chiefly of motifs or techniques borrowed from one or more sources. 1
- noun pastiche an incongruous combination of materials, forms, motifs, etc., taken from different sources; hodgepodge. 1
- noun pastiche parody, satire 1
- noun pastiche art that imitates a style 1
- noun pastiche medley, mix 1
- variable noun pastiche A pastiche is something such as a piece of writing or music in which the style is copied from somewhere else, or which contains a mixture of different styles. 0
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Origin of pastiche
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
1700-10; < French < Italian pasticcio pasticcio
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Parts of speech for Pastiche
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pastiche popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
pastiche usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pastiche
noun pastiche
- apery — imitative behaviour; mimicry
- burlesque — A burlesque is a performance or a piece of writing that makes fun of something by copying it in an exaggerated way. You can also use burlesque to refer to a situation in real life that is like this.
- caricature — A caricature of someone is a drawing or description of them that exaggerates their appearance or behaviour in a humorous or critical way.
- collectanea — a collection of excerpts from one or more authors; miscellany; anthology
- combo — A combo is a small group of musicians who play jazz, dance, or popular music.
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