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litany

/ˈlɪtəni/noun

उच्चारण लिटनी

(शिकायतों या बातों की) लंबी उबाऊ सूची, सिलसिला

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noun
  1. 1

    [C] formal

    a long boring account of a series of events, reasons or complaints

    (शिकायतों या बातों की) लंबी उबाऊ सूची, सिलसिला

    • She listened to his litany of complaints about the hostel food.
    • a litany of failures

    Synonyms catalogue list string recital

  2. 2

    [C]

    a series of prayers in a Christian church service, in which the priest says a line and the people reply

    (गिरजाघर की) प्रार्थना-माला, स्तुति-पाठ

    • The congregation joined in the litany.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

catalogue list string recital

§Grammar and usage

The usual pattern is a litany of something, followed by a plural noun, as in 'a litany of complaints' or 'a litany of errors'.

सामान्य pattern a litany of something है, जिसके बाद plural noun आता है, जैसे 'a litany of complaints' या 'a litany of errors'।