cen·to (s n t )n. pl. cen·tos A literary work pieced together from the works of several authors. [Latin cent , patchwork.] |
cento [ˈsɛntəʊ]
n pl -tos
(Literature / Poetry) a piece of writing, esp a poem, composed of quotations from other authors
[from Latin, literally: patchwork garment]
CENTO [ˈsɛntəʊ]
n acronym for
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) 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
Cento, Centones, Centoism A literary or musical composition made up of selections; a string or rigmarole; a composition formed by joining scraps from other authors, 1605; a patchwork of coloured cloths, 1610.
Examples: cento of blunders, 1780; of borrowed thoughts, 1859; of commonplaces, 1822; of literary works, 1605; of musical composition; of uncircumcised nations, 1647; of patchwork, 1610; of revolters of popery, 1626; of scriptural phrases; of verses, 1882.
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