a piece of writing, esp a poem, composed of quotations from other authors
Word origin
C17: from Latin, literally: patchwork garment
CENTO in British English
(ˈsɛntəʊ)
noun acronym for
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 in American English
(ˈsɛntoʊ)
nounWord forms: pluralˈcentos
1.
a literary or musical work made up of passages from other works
2.
anything made up of badly matched parts
Word origin
L, patchwork blanket < IE base *kentho-, rags > Sans kanthā, patched garment, OHG hadara, rag, patch