centonicaladj.
/sɛnˈtɒnᵻkl/, U.S. /sɛnˈtɑnək(ə)l/ rare.
Of the nature of a cento (cento n. 1).
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centonical?c1622
?c1622 E. Bolton Hypercritica (1722) 220 The vast vulgar Tomes procured for the most part by the husbandry of Printers..in their tumultuary and centonical writings, do seem to resemble some huge disproportionable Temple.
2012 K. Lornell Exploring Amer. Folk Music vii. 181 Ballads in the black tradition are also often centonical—they borrow thematic elements from a variety of sources.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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