how to pronounce pastiche

/pæsˈtiːʃ/

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pastiche is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of pastiche in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… caricature parody or pastiche and whilst …”

meanings of pastiche

noun:

An incongruous mixture; a hodgepodge.
A work of art, drama, literature, music, or architecture that imitates the work of a previous artist.
A musical medley, typically quoting other works.
A postmodern playwriting technique that fuses a variety of styles, genres, and story lines to create a new form.

verb:

To create or compose in a mixture of styles.

pastiche frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word pastiche occurs in english on average 1.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics pastiche can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that pastiche can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) leisure and entertainment;