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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cen•to (sen′tō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tos. - Literaturea piece of writing, esp. a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- anything composed of incongruous parts; conglomeration.
- [Obs.]a patchwork.
- Latin centō patchwork quilt or curtain
- 1595–1605
cen•ton•i•cal (sen ton′i kəl),USA pronunciation adj. cen•to•nism (sen′tn iz′əm),USA pronunciation cen•to•ni•za•tion (sen′tn ə zā′shən),USA pronunciation n. CENTO (sen′tō),USA pronunciation n. - Governmenta former organization (1959–79) for economic and military cooperation, established as successor to the Baghdad Pact, and comprising Great Britain, Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey. The U.S. had affiliate status.
- Cen(tral) T(reaty) O(rganization)
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cento /ˈsɛntəʊ/ n ( pl -tos)- a piece of writing, esp a poem, composed of quotations from other authors
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin, literally: patchwork garment Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: CENTO /ˈsɛntəʊ/ n 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
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