Hypertext Webster Gateway: "antiphonal"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Antiphonal \An*tiph"o*nal\, a.
Of or pertaining to antiphony, or alternate singing; sung
alternately by a divided choir or opposite choirs. --Wheatly.
-- {An*tiph"o*nal*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Antiphonal \An*tiph"o*nal\, n.
A book of antiphons or anthems.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
antiphonal
adj 1: (religion) containing or using responses or antiphons
recited or sung in alternation; "responsive reading";
"antiphonal liturgy" [syn: {responsive}]
2: relating to or resembling an antiphon [syn: {antiphonary}]
n : bound collection of antiphons [syn: {antiphonary}]
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