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Word: Griot
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
French, earlier guiriot, perhaps from Portuguese criado
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɡriːəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a member of a class of travelling poets, musicians, and storytellers who maintain a tradition of oral history in parts of West Africa.
Short Definition:member of class of travelling poets, musicians, and storytellers who maintain tradition of oral history in parts of West Africa
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