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litany

lit·a·ny
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lit-n-ee]
    • /ˈlɪt n i/
    • /ˈlɪt.ən.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lit-n-ee]
    • /ˈlɪt n i/

Definitions of litany word

  • noun plural litany a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession. 1
  • noun plural litany the Litany, the supplication in this form in the Book of Common Prayer. 1
  • noun plural litany a recitation or recital that resembles a litany. 1
  • noun plural litany a prolonged or tedious account: We heard the whole litany of their complaints. 1
  • noun litany A series of petitions for use in church services or processions, usually recited by the clergy and responded to in a recurring formula by the people. 1
  • noun litany religious prayer 1

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Origin of litany

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; < Late Latin litanīa < Late Greek litaneía litany, Greek: an entreating, equivalent to litan- (stem of litaínein, variant of litaneúein to pray) + -eia -y3; replacing Middle English letanie, Old English letanīa < Medieval Latin, Late Latin, as above

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Parts of speech for Litany

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

litany popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

litany usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for litany

noun litany

  • recitation — an act of reciting.
  • repetition — the act of repeating, or doing, saying, or writing something again; repeated action, performance, production, or presentation.
  • catalogue — A catalogue is a list of things such as the goods you can buy from a particular company, the objects in a museum, or the books in a library.
  • account — If you have an account with a bank or a similar organization, you have an arrangement to leave your money there and take some out when you need it.
  • list — Friedrich [free-drik] /ˈfri drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1789–1846, U.S. political economist and journalist, born in Germany.

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