Hypertext Webster Gateway: "antiphon"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Antiphon \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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

antiphon
n : a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response [syn: {antiphony}]

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