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Meaning of "cento" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CENTO

From Latin, literally: patchwork garment.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CENTO

cento  [ˈsɛntəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CENTO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cento is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CENTO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cento

Cento is a city and comune in the province of Ferrara, part of the region Emilia-Romagna. In Italian "cento" means 100.

Definition of cento in the English dictionary

The definition of cento in the dictionary is a piece of writing, esp a poem, composed of quotations from other authors.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CENTO


assiento
ˌæsɪˈɛntəʊ
Benevento
ˌbɛnəˈvɛntəʊ
bento
ˈbɛntəʊ
cinquecento
ˌtʃɪŋkwɪˈtʃɛntəʊ
divertimento
dɪˌvɜːtɪˈmɛntəʊ
junto
ˈdʒʊntəʊ
lento
ˈlɛntəʊ
memento
mɪˈmɛntəʊ
mento
ˈmɛntəʊ
pentimento
ˌpɛntɪˈmɛntəʊ
pimento
pɪˈmɛntəʊ
pimiento
pɪˈmjɛntəʊ
portamento
ˌpɔːtəˈmɛntəʊ
pronunciamento
prəˌnʌnsɪəˈmɛntəʊ
quattrocento
ˌkwætrəʊˈtʃɛntəʊ
rifacimento
rɪˌfætʃɪˈmɛntəʊ
Risorgimento
rɪˌsɔːdʒɪˈmɛntəʊ
Sacramento
ˌsækrəˈmɛntəʊ
Sorrento
səˈrɛntəʊ
trecento
treɪˈtʃɛntəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CENTO

centillionth
centime
centimeter
centimetre
centimetre-gram-second
centimetric
centimorgan
centipede
centipoise
centner
centoist
centonate
centra
central
Central African Empire
Central African Federation
Central African Republic
Central America
Central American
central angle

WORDS THAT END LIKE CENTO

aggiornamento
Agrigento
beento
canto
conjunto
conto
duecento
Esperanto
get into
into
obento
onto
Papiamento
pinto
pronto
santo
seicento
tanto
Toronto
Trento

Synonyms and antonyms of cento in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cento» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CENTO

Find out the translation of cento to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cento from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cento» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

摘录
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cento
570 millions of speakers

English

cento
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सेंटो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سنتو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Cento
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Cento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Cento
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cento
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cento
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

cento
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

寄せ集めてつくったもの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

그리고 Cent0
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cento
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cento
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சதவீதம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सेंटो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cento
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Cento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Cento
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Cento
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Cento
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cento
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Cento
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cento
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Cento
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cento

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CENTO»

The term «cento» is very widely used and occupies the 18.387 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of cento
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CENTO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cento» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cento» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cento

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CENTO»

Discover the use of cento in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cento and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Airline Industry: Challenges in the 21st Century
The debate on the future of the aviation sector and the evolution of its traditional business practices is the core of this book.
Alessandro Cento, 2008
2
The Quattro Cento: And, Stones of Rimini
This new edition also provides a foreword by Stephen Bann and introductions by David Carrier and Stephen Kite that place Stokes's masterworks in the context of early twentieth-century culture and discuss their structure and relevance to ...
Adrian Stokes, 2002
3
The Gospel 'According to Homer and Virgil': Cento and Canon
This study investigates the phenomenon of Christian centos, i.e. attempts at rewriting the Gospel stories in both the style and vocabulary of either Homer (Greek) or Virgil (Latin). Out of the classical epics an entirely new text emerged.
Karl Olav Sandnes, 2011
4
Economic Principles of Law
This is done using leading cases drawn from the birthplace of the common law (England & Wales) and other common law jurisdictions.
Cento G. Veljanovski, 2007
5
The Versatile Needle: Hosidius Geta’s Cento "Medea" and Its ...
This is a comprehensive study and reevaluation of the text against the background of the ancient cento tradition, also providing a new English translation.
Anke Rondholz, 2012
6
The Cento: A Collection of Collage Poems
The Cento: A Collection of Collage Poems, edited by Theresa Malphrus Welford and with an introduction by David Lehman, features an extensive sampling of centos, collage poems, and patchwork poems written by Nicole Andonov, Lorna Blake, Alex ...
Theresa Malphrus Welford, 2011
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CENTO Seminar on Budget Administration, August 12 to 19, ...
U. S. - FINANCED CENTO ECONOMIC PUBLICATIONS * 1. Seminar on Cattle and Sheep Breeding, 1959 * 2. Seminar on Land Classification and Soil Survey, 1959 3. Seminar on Forestry, 1959 * 4. Conference on Minerals, 1959 * 5.
‎1973
8
Cento Symposium on Decentralization of Government
CENTO REPORT OF THE SYMPOSIUM ON DECENTRALIZATION OF GOVERNMENT INTRODUCTION The CENTO Symposium on Decentralization of Government, which is included in the Schedule of Activities approved by the Economic ...
‎1968
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The Hundred Languages of Children: The Reggio Emilia ...
II bambino é fatto di cento. Il bambino ha cento lingue cento mani cento pensieri cento modi di pensare di giocare e di parlare cento sempre cento modi di ascoltare di stupire di amare cento allegrie per cantare a capire cento mondi da ...
Carolyn P. Edwards, Lella Gandini, George E. Forman, 1998
10
Pastiche: Cultural Memory in Art, Film, Literature
The antique cento was a patchwork, a poem constructed of individual verses by well-known poets such as Homer and Virgil.1 Centos were predominantly parodic in intent, as, for instance, the Gigantomachia of Hegemon of Thasos in the fifth ...
Ingeborg Hoesterey, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CENTO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cento is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Global Update: Who's Where and Doing What - July 2015.
Angela Cento has been appointed Director of Business Development at the Conrad London St. James. She is the former Director of Sales and ... «4Hoteliers, Jul 15»
2
1956 is with us again as the backlash begins to emerge—බමුණු …
Ceylon was on the doorstep of CENTO when 1956 rescued our foreign policy from what would have been a disaster… The cosmopolitan ... «Lankaweb, Jul 15»
3
FCA Defends Ram Diesel Take-Rate
An FCA executive says production bottlenecks at the plant in Cento, Italy, have been fixed to free up additional volume for the engine. Related ... «Ward's Auto, Jul 15»
4
ReifenDirekt.de: Drive a Mini One Edition Speed for One Year
Vredestein Tyres Ultrac Cento with 17 inch alloy wheels ensure the little pocket rocket has excellent grip, stable cornering and drives ... «The Auto Channel, Jul 15»
5
New York's Summer Fancy Food Show: Yum in 21 Pictures
Cento Tent: Pasta, nougat, and everything Italian galore at the Cento Tent! fancy-food-show 20-paste-food-gallery-ffs-cinco Cinco Jotas: Some ... «Paste Magazine, Jul 15»
6
The Marvel Experience is family fun for all ages
Friends Albert Cento and Edward Lobel are dressed in their Irion Man costumes as they pose for a picture holding Captain America's Shield ... «The Mercury, Jul 15»
7
Brothers enjoyed stolen restaurant meals, but disliked being captured
They never returned, the bartender said. Schimoler said that employees believe the men did the same thing at Bar Cento minutes before going ... «Boing Boing, Jun 15»
8
Pakistan's "Ambivalence" in Yemen
This shift was most underscored by Pakistan's joining of the Baghdad Pact (CENTO) and the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO). «ISN, Jun 15»
9
RYA members enjoy discounts on Spinlocks new junior lifejacket ...
Members can enjoy a substantial 25% discount, while RYA Gold and Instructor Members enjoy a 30% saving on the Deckvest CENTO Junior, ... «BYM News, Jun 15»
10
Social Services Organization Relocating to Broad Street
Scott Sloves and Rob Wizenberg of CBRE represented the tenant and Frank Cento from Cushman & Wakefield worked on behalf of the ... «Commercial Observer, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Cento [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cento>. May 2024 ».
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