Found 2 items, similar to Antiphonies.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: antiphony
antiphony
n 1: alternate (responsive) singing by a choir in two parts
2: a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response [syn:
antiphon]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Antiphonies
Antiphony
\An*tiph"o*ny\, n.; pl.
Antiphonies. [See
Antiphon.]
1. A musical response; also, antiphonal chanting or signing.
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2. An anthem or psalm sung alternately by a choir or
congregation divided into two parts. Also figuratively.
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O! never more for me shall winds intone,
With all your tops, a vast antiphony. --R. Browning.
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