The action or practice of incorporating pre-existing elements into a literary composition or other work; an example of this. Cf. cento, n. 1 centoism…
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > literature > art or occupation of writer or author > [noun] > action or practice of composing > patching from others' work (2) centonism1837 The action or practice of incorporating pre-existing elements into a literary composition or other work; an example of this. Cf. cento, n. 1 centoism… centoism1842 the action or practice of making a cento or centos; spec. the practice of incorporating pre-existing elements into a literary composition or… |
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