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griot
gri·ot G0272600 (grē-ō′, grē′ō, grē′ŏt)n. A storyteller in western Africa who perpetuates the oral tradition and history of a village or family.
[French, alteration of guiriot, perhaps ultimately from Portuguese criado, domestic servant, from Latin creātus, one brought up or trained, from past participle of creāre, to produce, bring up; see create.]griot (ˈɡriːəʊ; ɡriːˈɒt) n (Anthropology & Ethnology) (in Western Africa) a member of a caste responsible for maintaining an oral record of tribal history in the form of music, poetry, and storytelling[C20: from French guirot, perhaps from Portuguese criado domestic servant]gri•ot (griˈoʊ, ˈgri oʊ, ˈgri ɒt)
n. a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of W Africa whose main function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village. [1955–60; < French, earlier guiriot, perhaps ultimately < Portuguese criado domestic servant] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | griot - a storyteller in West Africa; perpetuates the oral traditions of a family or villagenarrator, storyteller, teller - someone who tells a story |
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Words related to griotnoun a storyteller in West AfricaRelated Words- narrator
- storyteller
- teller
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