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Antiphon definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AN'TIPHON, n. [See Antiphony.]
The chant or alternate singing in choirs of cathedrals.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English antiphone, from Middle French, from Late Latin antiphona — more at anthem Date: 15th century 1. a psalm, anthem, or verse sung responsively 2. a verse usually from Scripture said or sung before and after a canticle, psalm, or psalm verse as part of the liturgy

Britannica Concise

Orator and statesman. The first Athenian known to practice rhetoric professionally, he wrote speeches for others to give in court but was reluctant to appear in public debate. He may have instigated the revolution of the oligarchic Council of the Four Hundred, an attempt to seize the Athenian government in the midst of war. When the oligarchy fell, he defended his role in the overthrow in a speech called by Thucydides the greatest defense ever made, but he was nonetheless executed for treason.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a hymn or psalm, the parts of which are sung or recited alternately by two groups. 2 a versicle or phrase from this. 3 a sentence sung or recited before or after a psalm or canticle. 4 a response. Etymology: eccl.L antiphona f. Gk (as ANTI-, phone sound)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Moby Thesaurus

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