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Definition pastiche in American English

pastiche noun

noun
/pæˈstiʃ/
1

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

Example

a pastiche of 1930s musicals

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1.1

the art or practice of creating works of art in this way

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Definition pastiche in American English