litany
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- noun
- /ˈlɪtəni/
- Informal
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letanía
- But you went through this whole litany of other things like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, dementia, you know, heart disease.
- litany of complaints
- litany of tragedy
- litany of statistics
Beyond anxiety and depression, there's a whole litany of other mental health considerations.
- Beyond anxiety and depression, there's a whole litany of other mental health considerations.
- But this may be a litany of heartbreaking insults or lies or manipulations.
- Or adult children who will attribute their failure to launch to a litany of unsubstantiated health issues.
- They're now facing a litany of criminal charges and who knows who else might get charged?
- But you went through this whole litany of other things like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, dementia, you know, heart disease.
- Herman Goering works through his his litany of horrors.
- So this sort of litany of roads, right?
- I mean, just an unending litany of horrors is is what history is.
- And they gave me a litany of different documents and books or well, of course as well.
- It's it's, yeah, it's it's an incredible kind of litany of all of the kind of left wing fats that were incredibly violent.
Examples
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But then, Mudear had a long litany of things Lovejoy women did and did not do.
Fiction book (1993) -
Again we are given a litany of old and discredited environmental arguments.
Academic text (1999) -
And they gave me a litany of different documents and books or well, of course as well.
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They're now facing a litany of criminal charges and who knows who else might get charged?
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Beyond anxiety and depression, there's a whole litany of other mental health considerations.
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No one is a stranger to the litany of praise for preventive healthcare.
Academic text (1997) -
You'll lead an inquiry into Sloane's affairs in response to growing media pressure regarding her litany of misdeeds.
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In his well-appointed Erbil office, this studious, bespectacled man cites a litany of oppressive acts.
Academic text (2006) -
But despite, or perhaps, owing to the bewildering litany of catastrophes I've witnessed over the last 40 years, I feel I've come to know Bridget rather well, and I've spent those years caring for her very deeply.
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During the meeting, she presented a litany of complaints about the project's delays.
Synonyms
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1.0
An ordered set of names or things for reference
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4.3
A long written set of things or tasks, often boring
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9.5
A long angry piece of writing or speech that criticizes something
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7.4
A long list that repeats the same things people say are wrong
A long boring piece of writing or speech that repeats the same points
Antonyms
Compounds
- Informal
A long boring list of tasks you must do that people often complain about
How Long
Surface Forms
Etymology
Litany also comes from the Greek litania 'prayer'. Because those prayers were long and repeated, people started to use litany for any long, repetitive list of complaints or problems.