Cento

Переводы

centoсуществительное
centos
множ.
UK
/ˈsɛn.təʊ/
US
/ˈsɛn.toʊ/
The poet published a cento of various classical works.
Поэт опубликовал сборник различных классических произведений.
Дополнительные переводы
centoглагол
centoed
Прошедшее простое время
centoed
Причастие прошедшего времени
centoing
Герундий
UK
/ˈtʃɛntəʊ/
US
/ˈtʃɛntoʊ/
Used (rarely) to denote the act of composing a literary cento.

Определения

centoсуществительное
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.
centoглагол
To compose (a poem or other literary work) by piecing together quotations from other authors.
She centoed an elegy entirely from lines of Shakespeare.