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pas ' tiche:

/pa ' stēSH,pä-/

noun

an artistic work in a style that imitates that of another work, artist, or period.

"the operetta is a pastiche of 18th century styles"

verb

verb: pastiche; 3rd person present: pastiches; past tense: pastiched; past participle: pastiched; gerund or present participle: pastiching

imitate the style of (an artist or work).

"Gauguin took himself to a Pacific island and pastiched the primitive art he found there"

definition courtesy of Google.com