Word:
Pastiche
Status:
Noun
Meaning:
Something(such as a piece of writing or music) that imitates the style of someone or something else;
a piece of writing or music that is made up of different selections from different works;
a mixture of different things.
Sentences:
1) His earlier building designs were pastiches based on classical forms.
2) The newspaper was essentially a pastiche made up of passages from different sources.
Origin:
French, from Italian pasticcio.
First use:
1878
Synonyms:
agglomeration, alphabet, soup, botch, clutter, collage, grab, bag, farrago
Antonyms:
original, authentic.
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