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Word: Cento
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 16th century: Latin, ‘patchwork garment’, a sense also found in English in the 17th and 18th centuries
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsɛntəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a literary work made up of quotations from other authors.
Short Definition:literary work made up of quotations from other authors
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