Today’s Words That Work: Litany
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A litany (LIT-n-ee) — from the Greek for “entreaty” — is a long, formal, ritualistic prayer. The word is also used for any tedious, repetitious speech or recital.
Example (as used by Dan Kennedy today): “On any given day, I go down to my cave at 7:00 a.m. and do not emerge until 6:00 p.m. When I do, my wife goes through a litany of everything she accomplished in that time.”
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