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    [Noun]  | "lit*a*ny" | \ ˈli-tə-nē \


    1: a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation

    2: a resonant or repetitive chant

    3: a usually lengthy recitation or enumeration


    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English letanie, from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French, from Late Latin litania, from Late Greek litaneia, from Greek, entreaty, from litanos supplicant;

    [Noun]  | "litany" 


    1: a long stated list of things one after another;


      * e.g., " ... Nobody wants to deal with a coworker who repeats the same litany of complaints day after day. "



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    2: an address to a deity or religious figure;


      * e.g., " ... In Catholic tradition, the Litany of the Saints is commonly sung at Mass the night before Easter. "



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     [ "Litany" ]

    1: When someone, especially a girl - rambles on about nothing, self-impressed with her cleverness and wit.

      * e.g.,  ... Damn, Litany - shut the hell up. 

     [ "Litany" ]

    1: A babbling blog girl.

      * e.g.,  ... "Litany needs to shut the ---- up." 

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