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kyrielle

UK/kɪɹiˈɛl/

kyrielle noun: a long rigmarole.

Noun

kyrielle (plural kyrielles)

  1. (archaic) A long rigmarole.
  2. A form of French verse written in rhyming couplets or quatrains, sometimes with a religious theme.
    • "I said 'pantoum,' sir—besides which, gentlemen, we have the triolet, the kyrielle, the virelai, the vilanelle——"1918, Jeffery Farnol, Our Admirable Betty

Forms of kyrielle

pluralkyrielles

Origin of kyrielle

Borrowed from French kyrielle.

Questions about kyrielle

What does kyrielle mean?
Kyrielle means a long rigmarole.
What part of speech is kyrielle?
Kyrielle is a noun.
How do you pronounce kyrielle?
Kyrielle is pronounced /kɪɹiˈɛl/ (UK).
What is the plural of kyrielle?
The plural of kyrielle is kyrielles.

Words near kyrielle in the dictionary

  1. kyriarchic
  2. kyriarchically
  3. kyriarchies
  4. kyriarchy
  5. kyrie
  6. kyrielle
  7. kyrielles
  8. kyries
  9. kyriocentric
  10. kyriocentrically
  11. kyrioi

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