centonical
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to a cento (work quoting from other authors).
Example Sentences
- "In technical terms, the Zadonščina could be defined as a centonical palinode, i.e. as a composition built up primarily on literal or paraphrased quotations and intended to counterbalance or refute the quoted work."
- "The end of the poem offers a good example of his centonical procedure."
- "Ballads in the black tradition are also often centonical—they borrow thematic elements from a variety of sources to build something new."