kyrielle

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UK/kɪɹiˈɛl/

noun

A long rigmarole.

OriginFrench kyrielle →
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Meanings

nounkyrielle (plural kyrielles)

plural kyrielles

  1. archaicA long rigmarole.
  2. communicationsA 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

Origin

  1. Frenchkyrielle
  2. Englishkyrielle

Borrowed from French kyrielle.

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Translations

Finnish kyrielle
  • kyrielleA form of poetic verse written in rhyming couplets or quatrains

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

kyrielle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kyrielle

MLA

“kyrielle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kyrielle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kyrielle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kyrielle.

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