pasticcio

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"-E 732) An admirer of Lady Sophia Fermor.-D 733) This was a pasticcio, called "Mandane," another name for Metastasio's drama of "Artaserse.

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  1. noun A work or style produced by borrowing fragments, ingredients, or motifs from various sources; a potpourri.

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  1. Italian, from Vulgar Latin *pastīcium, pasty; see patisserie.

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  1. = French pastiche, from Italian pasticcio, an imitation, a medley, from pasta, paste: see paste.
 

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/pæsˈtɪtʃɪoʊ/
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