Meaning antiphon
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antiphonc. 1500, "a versicle sung responsively," from Middle French antiphone "hymn" or directly from Medieval Latin antiphona, from Greek antiphona, from anti- "over against" (s [..]
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antiphonn. A response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
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antiphon(n) a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response
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antiphonA liturgical chant sung as the response to the verses of a Psalm
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antiphon – a liturgical or other composition consisting of choral responses, sometimes between two choirs; a passage of this nature forming part of another composition
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antiphon Originally, a plainchant that framed the singing of a psalm. The term derives from the early practice of singing psalms "antiphonally"- that is, with two or more alternating choirs.
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