litany

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   any long and tedious address or recital

   The patient recited a litany of complaints.

2. 2
   noun

   A prolonged or tedious list.

   Near-synonym: jeremiad.

From Middle English, from Old French letanie, from Latin litania, from Ancient Greek λιτανεία (litaneía, “prayer”), from λιτή (litḗ, “prayer, entreaty”).

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