different between combination vs pastiche

English

Etymology

From Middle English combinacioun, combynacyoun, from Old French combination, from Late Latin comb?n?ti?.Morphologically combine +? -ation

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k?mb??ne???n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /k?mb??ne???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

combination (countable and uncountable, plural combinations)

1. The act of combining, the state of being combined or the result of combining.

2. An object formed by combining.
3. A sequence of numbers or letters used to open a combination lock.

4. (mathematics) One or more elements selected from a set without regard to the order of selection.
5. An association or alliance of people for some common purpose.
6. (billiards) A combination shot; a billiard; a shot where the cue ball hits a ball that strikes another ball on the table.
7. A motorcycle and sidecar.
8. A rapid sequence of punches or strikes in boxing or other combat sports.

Synonyms

• (act of combining): fusion, merger

Antonyms

• (act of combining): division, separation
• (mathematics): permutation

Derived terms

• combination fried rice
• recombination

Related terms

• combinative
• combinatory
• combine

Translations

See also

• permutation

Further reading

• combination on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Motorcycle and sidecar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

Via French pastiche, from Italian pasticcio (“pie, something blended”), from Vulgar Latin *pasticium, from Latin pasta (“dough, pastry cake, paste”), from Ancient Greek ????? (pastá, “barley porridge”), from ?????? (pastós, “sprinkled with salt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pæs?ti??/
• Rhymes: -i??

Noun

pastiche (countable and uncountable, plural pastiches)

1. A work of art, drama, literature, music, or architecture that imitates the work of a previous artist.
2. A musical medley, typically quoting other works.
3. An incongruous mixture; a hodgepodge.

   This supposed research paper is a pastiche of passages from unrelated sources.

   The house failed to attract a buyer because the decor was a pastiche of Bohemian and Scandinavian styles.

4. (uncountable) A postmodern playwriting technique that fuses a variety of styles, genres, and story lines to create a new form.

Translations

See also

• cento
• collage

Verb

pastiche (third-person singular simple present pastiches, present participle pastiching, simple past and past participle pastiched)

1. To create or compose in a mixture of styles.

Anagrams

• capeshit, hepatics, pistache, scaphite

French

Etymology

From Italian pasticcio (“pie, something blended”), from Vulgar Latin *pasticium, from Latin pasta (“dough, pastry cake, paste”), from Ancient Greek ????? (pastá, “barley porridge”), from ?????? (pastós, “sprinkled with salt”). Doublet of pastis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pas.ti?/
• Homophones: pastichent, pastiches

Noun

pastiche m (plural pastiches)

1. pastiche

Verb

pastiche

1. inflection of pasticher:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• pasticho

Noun

pastiche m (plural pastiches)

1. pastiche (work that imitates the work of a previous artist)

Spanish

Noun

pastiche m (plural pastiches)

1. pastiche (work that imitates the work of a previous artist)