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ANTIPHONY

Dictionary entry overview: What does antiphony mean?

• ANTIPHONY (noun)
The noun ANTIPHONY has 2 senses:

1. alternate (responsive) singing by a choir in two parts
2. a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response

Familiarity information: ANTIPHONY used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ANTIPHONY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Alternate (responsive) singing by a choir in two parts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("antiphony" is a kind of...):

music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A verse or song to be chanted or sung in response

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

antiphon; antiphony

Hypernyms ("antiphony" is a kind of...):

church music; religious music (genre of music composed for performance as part of religious ceremonies)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "antiphony"):

gradual ((Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass)

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