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Word entry · 6 letters

litany

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"Long repetitive list"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈlɪtəni/Part of speech nounSorted ailntyStarts with LEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. any long and tedious address or recital

Word origin

From Middle English, from Old French letanie, from Latin litania, from Ancient Greek λιτανεία (litaneía, “prayer”), from λιτή (litḗ, “prayer, entreaty”).

Used in a sentence

  • Near-synonym: jeremiad
  • To that end he had sent his men among the common folk of the town, from whom came a litany of tales that led Hawk to a stunningly wrong conclusion. "It seems I may not be good enough at listening," he said regretfully.
  • There are, to be sure, some differences in how the candidates propose addressing this litany of concerns.

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