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Replication vs Pastiche - What's the difference?

replication | pastiche |

As a noun replication

is replication, duplication.

As a verb pastiche is

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replication

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced.
  • * 2014 , Wikipedia,
    • DNA replication is the process of producing two identical replicas from one original DNA molecule.
  • Copy; reproduction.
    • That painting is an almost exact replication of a famous Rembrandt painting.
  • (legal) A response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea.
  • (biology) The process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA molecules.

    • Synonyms

    * repetition * duplication * imitation * copying * reproduction * copy * repeat * carbon copy * duplicate * replica

    pastiche

    English

    (wikipedia pastiche)

    Noun

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

    • Verb

    (pastich)
  • To create or compose in a mixture of styles.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2008, date=May 13, author=Natalie Angier, title=A Gene Map for the Cute Side of the Family, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=That the genetic code of the platypus proved to be as bizarrely pastiched as its anatomy enhanced the popular appeal of the report, published in the journal Nature. }}

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