[ˈlɪtəni], (Noun)

Definitions:
- 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

- a tedious recital or repetitive series
(e.g: a litany of complaints)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French letanie, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek litaneia ‘prayer’, from litē ‘supplication’