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1.NounA work of art, drama, literature, music, or architecture that imitates the work of a previous artist, usually in a positive or neutral way.
2.NounA musical medley, typically quoting other works.
3.NounAn incongruous mixture; a hodgepodge."This supposed research paper is a pastiche of passages from unrelated sources.; The house failed to attract a buyer because the decor was a pastiche of Bohemian and Scandinavian styles."
4.NounA postmodern playwriting technique that fuses a variety of styles, genres, and story lines to create a new form.
5.VerbTo create or compose in a mixture of styles.