pastiche English · revision 1371

+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /pæˈstiːʃ/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|fr|pastiche]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) [[der|it|pasticcio|t=medley; pie]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) from Vulgar Latin ''*pastīcium'' “made of paste”,^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) from [[la-lat|pasta|t=paste, pastry]].^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) It is related to [[pasta]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A medley made up of fragments from different works (1878).^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The Italian form ''pasticcio'' was borrowed earlier, in 1752,^(Etymonline) and the French form is now the more general.^(OED 1989) The sense of a work openly imitating the style of earlier works^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) and the verb “to imitate the style of” (1957) followed.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1752 – ''pasticcio''.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1878 – ''pastiche''.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)

+ * 1957 – verb, to imitate the style of.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A literary, artistic or musical work that imitates the style of earlier works, often affectionately or satirically.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # A work made up of pieces from different sources; a [[potpourri]] or [[hodgepodge]].^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[pasticheur]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[pasticcio]]

+ * [[pasta]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}