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- [sen-toh]
- /ˈsɛn toʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sen-toh]
- /ˈsɛn toʊ/
Definitions of cento word
- noun cento a piece of writing, esp a poem, composed of quotations from other authors 3
- noun acronym cento 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 3
- noun cento a literary or musical work made up of passages from other works 3
- noun cento anything made up of badly matched parts 3
- noun plural cento a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors. 1
- noun plural cento anything composed of incongruous parts; conglomeration. 1
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Origin of cento
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605, cento is from the Latin word centō patchwork quilt or curtain
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Parts of speech for Cento
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cento popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
cento usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cento
noun cento
- nonsense verse — a form of light verse, usually for children, depicting imaginative characters in amusing situations of fantasy, whimsical in tone and with a rhythmic appeal, often employing fanciful phrases and meaningless made-up words.
Top questions with cento
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