Cento

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A literary work pieced together from the works of several authors.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A hotchpotch, a mixture; especially a piece made up of quotations from other authors.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A literary or a musical composition formed by selections from different authors disposed in a new order.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A patchwork.
  • n. Hence In music and literature, a composition made up of selections from the works of various authors or composers; a pasticcio; a medley.
    • Word Usage
    "But the higher merit of the cento is to produce one of the most charming books of travel ever written, like Robinson"
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