Cento
Pronunciation : Cen"to
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L. cento a garment of several pieces sewed together, patchwork, a poem made up of various verses of another poem.]
Definition : Defn: A literary or a musical composition formed by selections from different authors disposed in a new order.
pl. Centos.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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