Cento

/ˈsɛntoʊ/ noun

A literary work, especially a poem, made up of passages or verses quoted from other works, usually without the original author being credited.

From Latin 'cento' (patchwork), literally a garment made of patches. Romans used this term to describe poems assembled from fragments of famous poets like Virgil. The practice was considered clever wordplay rather than plagiarism in the ancient world.

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