centonism

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• Centonism — Cen to*nism, n. The composition of a cento; the act or practice of composing a cento or centos. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• centonism — cen·to·nism …   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

• centonization — noun see centonism …   Useful english dictionary