What does centonical mean?
Centonical means Of or pertaining to a cento (work quoting from other authors)..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Of or pertaining to a cento (work quoting from other authors)..
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.
Use centonical when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Centonical means Of or pertaining to a cento (work quoting from other authors)..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
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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.
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