Litany - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈlɪtənɪ|
Brit.
|ˈlɪt(ə)nɪ|
noun
- any long and tedious address or recital
the patient recited a litany of complaints
a litany of failures
- a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregationa litany of failures
Extra examples
He has a litany of grievances against his former employer.
The team blamed its losses on a litany of injuries.
The litany of problems is unfortunately long and disturbing.
...every week the minister would ascend the pulpit and vituperate the parishioners for a litany of vices...
Word forms
noun
singular: litany
plural: litanies
singular: litany
plural: litanies
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