Centonization

/ˌsɛntənɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun

The process or act of creating a cento; the technique of composing a work by selecting and arranging passages from existing texts.

From Latin 'cento' + '-ization' (the process of). This term formalized the practice into an academic discipline, allowing scholars to discuss and analyze the technique systematically.

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