ANTIPHONARY

antiphonary, antiphonal

(adjective) relating to or resembling an antiphon or antiphony

antiphonary, antiphonal

(noun) bound collection of antiphons

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

antiphonary (plural antiphonaries)

An antiphonal.

Adjective

antiphonary (comparative more antiphonary, superlative most antiphonary)

Pertaining to an antiphon or antiphony.

Source: Wiktionary


An*tiph"o*na*ry, n. Etym: [LL. antiphonarium. See Antiphoner.]

Definition: A book containing a collection of antiphons; the book in which the antiphons of the breviary, with their musical notes, are contained.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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HYPOTHETICAL

(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”


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