GRIOT

Meaning of GRIOT in English

[ 'gri:əʊ ]

■ noun a West African travelling poet, musician, and storyteller.

Origin

Fr., earlier guiriot , perh. from Port. criado .

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GRIOT — noun Etymology: French Date: 1820 any of a class of musician-entertainers of western Africa whose performances include tribal histories and …
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GRIOT — African tribal storyteller. The griot's role was to preserve the genealogies and oral traditions of the tribe. Griots were usually …
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GRIOT — ˈgrē(ˌ)ō noun ( -s ) Etymology: French : any of a class of musician-entertainers or storytellers of West Africa whose …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRIOT — /gree oh", gree"oh, gree"ot/ , n. a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRIOT — noun Etymology: French Date: 1820 : any of a class of musician-entertainers of western Africa whose performances include tribal histories …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GRIOT — [gri.ot] n [F] (1906): any of a class of musician-entertainers of western Africa whose performances include tribal histories and genealogies
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GRIOT — griot BrE AmE ˈɡriː əʊ AmE -oʊ —French [ ɡʁi o \] ▷ griot|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GRIOT — / ˈgriːəʊ; NAmE ˈgriːoʊ/ noun (in W Africa, especially in the past) a person who sings or tells stories about …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRIOT — gri ‧ ot /ˈɡriːəʊ $ -oʊ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a ↑ storyteller from West Africa who teaches people about …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GRIOT — n. African tribal storyteller. The griot's role was to preserve the genealogies and oral traditions of the tribe. Griots were …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GRIOT — n. Pronunciation: ' gr ē - ˌ ō Function: noun Etymology: F Date: 1820 : any of a class of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DIOP, BIRAGO ISMAEL — born Dec. 11, 1906, Dakar, French West Africa died Nov. 25, 1989, Dakar Senegalese poet and recorder of traditional Wolof …
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DIOP, BIRAGO — born Dec. 11, 1906, Dakar, French West Africa [now in Senegal] died Nov. 25, 1989, Dakar Senegalese poet and recorder …
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DIOP, BIRAGO ISMAEL — born Dec. 11, 1906, Dakar, French West Africa died Nov. 25, 1989, Dakar Senegalese poet and recorder of traditional Wolof …
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