Centonical
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Centonical is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to a cento (work quoting from other authors).
Meaning
Of or pertaining to a cento (work quoting from other authors).
Example Sentences
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.
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.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cental, centroidal, centurial, centricipital, centromeric, centriolar.
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