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Cento
A hotchpotch, a mixture; especially a piece made up of quotations from other authors, or a poem containing individual lines from other poems.
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A hotchpotch, a mixture; especially a piece made up of quotations from other authors, or a poem containing individual lines from other poems.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cento"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| virgilian | Of or pertaining to Virgil (Roman writer) |
| cinquenoun | (dice games, card games, dominoes) A card, die, or domino with five spots or pips. |
| olionoun | (figuratively) A medley or mixture; a hotchpotch. |
| pastichenoun | A work of art, drama, literature, music, or architecture that imitates the work of a previous artist, usually in a positive or neutral way. |
| hodgepodgenoun | A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things. |
| medleynoun | A collection or mixture of miscellaneous things. |
| farragonoun | A collection containing a confused variety of miscellaneous things. |
| patchwork quiltnoun | (literally) A decorative quilt made of pieces of cloth having diverse sizes, colors, and shapes, sewn together either to form a regular pattern or in a deliberately mismatched fashion without a pattern. |
| patchworknoun | A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole. |
| pasticcionoun | A medley; an olio. |
| jumblenoun | A mixture of often unrelated things. |
| mixturenoun | Something produced by mixing. |
| cocktailnoun | A mixed alcoholic beverage. |
| mashupnoun | (informal) Something consisting of two or more elements combined together. |
| jumblementnoun | A confused mixture. |
| compostnoun | The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer. |
| crazy quiltnoun | A quilt made from random patches, without any unifying design. |
| anthologynoun | A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors. |
| colluviesnoun | medley, hotchpotch |
| concoctverb | To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking. |
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