Centon

/ˈsɛntɔn/ noun

An alternative or variant spelling of cento, referring to a patchwork literary composition.

From Latin 'cento,' with the '-on' suffix appearing in some Greek and Romance language variants. This spelling is less common than 'cento' in modern English, but reflects how the term passed through different linguistic traditions.

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