Meaning of ANTIPHON
| Pronunciation: | | 'antu`fân
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[n] a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response |
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ANTIPHON is a 8 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | antiphony |
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| | See Also: | | church music, gradual, religious music | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \An"ti*phon\, n. [LL. antiphona, fr. Gr. ?. See
{Anthem}.]
1. A musical response; alternate singing or chanting. See
{Antiphony}, and {Antiphone}.
2. A verse said before and after the psalms. --Shipley.
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| | Related Terms: | | acknowledgment, Agnus Dei, alleluia, answer, answering, anthem, antiphonal chanting, antiphony, back answer, back talk, backchat, Benedicite, canticle, chant, chorale, comeback, doxology, echo, evasive reply, Gloria, Gloria in Excelsis, Gloria Patri, hallelujah, hosanna, hymn, hymn of praise, hymnody, hymnography, hymnology, Introit, laud, Magnificat, mantra, Miserere, motet, Nunc Dimittis, offertory, offertory sentence, paean, psalm, psalmody, reaction, ready reply, receipt, rejoinder, repartee, replication, reply, report, repost, rescript, rescription, respond, respondence, response, responsion, responsory, responsory report, retort, return, reverberation, riposte, short answer, snappy comeback, Te Deum, Trisagion, Vedic hymn, versicle, witty reply, witty retort, yes-and-no answer |
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