Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
Eyrie eleïson . - noun A verse form in French poetry, divided into equal couplets ending with the same word, which serves as a refrain.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A litany beginning with the words, “Kyrie eleison.”
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A form of
poem written in rhymingcouplets orquatrains , sometimes with areligious theme.
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This is a rhyming poem in six quatrains, very loosely based on the kyrielle form.
Crowdfunded poem plan shweta_narayan 2010
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But, I must admit that I enjoyed the film, it made me feel good and hungry. kyrielle (4 posts) on February 21, 2009 - 11: 36pm.
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(no subject) - kelly_swails - Jan. 8th, 2010 12:27 am (UTC) Expand kyrielle wrote:
Killing Characters asakiyume 2010
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(no subject) - kyrielle - Jan. 7th, 2010 06:18 pm (UTC) Expand asakiyume wrote:
Killing Characters asakiyume 2010
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(no subject) - kyrielle - Jan. 28th, 2010 07:31 pm (UTC) Expand
Search for the Snow Queen’s Title talkstowolves 2010
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(no subject) - kyrielle - Feb. 18th, 2010 03:31 pm (UTC) Expand
First (Professional) Novel Survey jimhines 2010
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(no subject) - dulcinbradbury - Jan. 28th, 2010 03:08 pm (UTC) Expand kyrielle wrote:
Search for the Snow Queen’s Title talkstowolves 2010
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(no subject) - kyrielle - Apr. 23rd, 2010 04:36 pm (UTC) Expand cebuscapucinus wrote:
Family Blogging zornhau 2010
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(no subject) - kyrielle - Jan. 28th, 2010 07:30 pm (UTC) Expand
Search for the Snow Queen’s Title talkstowolves 2010
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(no subject) - kyrielle, 2009-07-21 02:18 am UTC (Expand)
seanan_mcguire: Pseudonyms, zombies, and a nice chainsaw: why Mira Grant? seanan_mcguire 2009
ramage commented on the word kyrielle
Une kyrielle (n.f.) est une longue suite de paroles qui se répètent, une litanie, ou par extension une longue suite ou série d'êtres ou de choses.
via http://lemotdujour.over-blog.com//article-6358601.html
April 12, 2007