Word: centonism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cen
to
nism
Definition: The composition of a cento; the act or practice of composing centos.
Morphemes:
Affix: cento
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A hotchpotch, a mixture; especially a piece made up of quotations from other authors, or a poem containing individual lines from other poems.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cento
Language: la
Decoded: cento
Meaning: patchwork garment
Affix: -n-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Used with certain suffixes, such as -ian and -ese when the base word ends in a vowel that is not readily elided.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.