Cento

Traduzioni

centonoun
centos
pl
UK
/ˈsɛn.təʊ/
US
/ˈsɛn.toʊ/
The poet published a cento of various classical works.
Поэт опубликовал сборник различных классических произведений.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
centoverb
centoed
Past Simple
centoed
Past Participle
centoing
Gerund
UK
/ˈtʃɛntəʊ/
US
/ˈtʃɛntoʊ/
Used (rarely) to denote the act of composing a literary cento.

Definizioni

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.