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PASTICHE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pastiche mean?
• PASTICHE (noun)
The noun PASTICHE has 2 senses:
1. a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
2. a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work
Familiarity information: PASTICHE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("pastiche" is a kind of...):
composition; musical composition; opus; piece; piece of music (a musical work that has been created)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A work of art that imitates the style of some previous work
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pastiche" is a kind of...):
work of art (art that is a product of one of the fine arts (especially a painting or sculpture of artistic merit))
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