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litany

/ˈlɪtəni/LIH-tuh-nee
/ˈlɪtəni/LIH-tuh-nee

Meaningprayer

Common meaning: series of prayers or a long list

Journey through time

  1. Greeklitaneia‘prayer’source
  2. Latinlitania‘prayer’source
  3. Old Frenchletanie‘a litany’source
  4. Middle Englishletanie‘series of prayers’source
  5. Englishlitany‘series of prayers or a long list’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Greek litaneia ‘prayer’.

Roots

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