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cento

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛntəʊ/

Definition of cento

noun (plural centos)

rare

a literary work made up of quotations from other authors.

Origin:

early 17th century: Latin, 'patchwork garment', the original sense in English

cento in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of cento in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

centimetre
centimetre-gram-second system
centimo
centimorgan
centipede
cento
centra
central
Central African Republic
Central America
central bank

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cento It-Eng
per cento in cento It-Eng
venti per cento in per It-Eng

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noun

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