ANTIPHON

antiphon, antiphony

(noun) a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Antiphon

an Ancient Greek sophist who wrote several philosophical treatises (480 – 411 BCE)

the brother of Plato

the earliest of the ten orators, an important figure in fifth-century Athenian political and intellectual life, from Rhamnus

Etymology

Noun

antiphon (plural antiphons)

A devotional piece of music sung responsively.

A response or reply.

Source: Wiktionary


An"ti*phon, n. Etym: [LL. antiphona, fr. Gr. Anthem.]

1. A musical response; alternate singing or chanting. See Antiphony, and Antiphone.

2. A verse said before and after the psalms. Shipley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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