cento
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
anything composed of incongruous parts; conglomeration.
Obsolete. a patchwork.
Origin of cento
1Other words from cento
- cen·ton·i·cal [sen-ton-i-kuhl], /sɛnˈtɒn ɪ kəl/, adjective
- cen·to·nism [sen-tn-iz-uhm], /ˈsɛn tnˌɪz əm/, cen·to·ni·za·tion [sen-tn-uh-zey-shuhn], /ˌsɛn tn əˈzeɪ ʃən/, noun
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Other definitions for CENTO (2 of 2)
a former organization (1959–79) for economic and military cooperation, established as successor to the Baghdad Pact, and comprising Great Britain, Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey. The U.S. had affiliate status.
Origin of CENTO
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How to use cento in a sentence
This, then, the reader must always keep in mind when he is examining for himself any examples of cinque-cento work.
The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) | John RuskinBy the best sculptors it is always used with this symbolic meaning, by the cinque cento sculptors as an ornament merely.
The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) | John RuskinVarious insects, like everything else in the world, occur in cinque cento work; grasshoppers most frequently.
The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) | John RuskinI must observe here, that the "Lament of Tasso" is, in fact, a cento taken from Tasso's minor poems.
The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) | Anna JamesonNot far from the before-mentioned building we come upon the “cento Camarelle,” a prison consisting of a multitude of small cells.
A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy | Ida Pfeiffer
British Dictionary definitions for cento (1 of 2)
/ (ˈsɛntəʊ) /
a piece of writing, esp a poem, composed of quotations from other authors
Origin of cento
1British Dictionary definitions for CENTO (2 of 2)
/ (ˈsɛntəʊ) /
Central Treaty Organization; an organization for military and economic cooperation formed in 1959 by the UK, Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey as a successor to the Baghdad Pact: disbanded 1979
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