Pastiche

Pastiche

Pronunciation: /paˈstiːʃ/

NOUN

1An artistic work in a style that imitates that of another work, artist, or period:

the operetta is a pastiche of 18th century style

[MASS NOUN]: the songs amount to much more than blatant pastiche

More example sentences Synonyms

1.1An artistic work consisting of a medley of pieces imitating various sources:

a pastiche of literary models and sources

VERB

[WITH OBJECT]

Imitate the style of (an artist or work):

Gauguin took himself to a Pacific island and pastiched the primitive art he found there

Origin

 Late 19th century: from French, from Italian pasticcio, based on late Latin pasta 'paste'.