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Meaning of kyrielle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

/kɪɹiˈɛl/

Definitions

A long rigmarole.
archaic
A form of French verse written in rhyming couplets or quatrains, sometimes with a religious theme.

Examples

“"I said 'pantoum,' sir—besides which, gentlemen, we have the triolet, the kyrielle, the virelai, the vilanelle——"”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

kyriolexy kyriology Kyriopascha kyrk kyrkmaster Kyropoulos method