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Cento

Translations

centonoun

centos

/ˈsɛn.təʊ/

/ˈsɛn.toʊ/

The poet published a cento of various classical works.

Поэт опубликовал сборник различных классических произведений.

Additional translations

Synonyms

centoverb

centoed

Past Simple

centoed

Past Participle

centoing

Gerund

/ˈtʃɛntəʊ/

/ˈtʃɛntoʊ/

Used (rarely) to denote the act of composing a literary cento.

centonoun

A literary work, especially a poem, composed of parts taken from works of other authors.

The poet created a cento by weaving together lines from various classical texts.

A patchwork garment or covering made from pieces of cloth sewn together (archaic).

The peasant wrapped himself in a rough cento against the night air.

centoverb

To compose (a poem or other literary work) by piecing together quotations from other authors.

She centoed an elegy entirely from lines of Shakespeare.