centonical

centonical
\(ˈ)sen.|tänə̇kəl\ adjective
Etymology: Latin centon-, cento + English -ical
: of, like, or constituting a cento

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  • centonical — cen·ton·i·cal …   English syllables

  • cento — centonical /sen ton i keuhl/, adj. centonism /sen tn iz euhm/, centonization /sen tn euh zay sheuhn/, n. /sen toh/, n., pl. centos. 1. a piece of writing, esp. a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors. 2. anything… …   Universalium

  • cento —   n. anthology of short quotations; any patch work like composition.    ♦ centonical,   a.    ♦ centonism, n. composition of a cento …   Dictionary of difficult words

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