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Litany

/lˈɪtəni/
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(noun) A ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses from the congregation.

A litany of taste tests enabled Hugo to distinguish between a variety of pastes.
The defendant is being accused of a litany of criminal and civil offenses.
CEFR Practice Quiz
He provided a long ____ of excuses for why he was late, but none of them seemed very convincing today.

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