ANTIPHONE
An"ti*phone, n. (Mus.)
Defn: The response which one side of the choir makes to the other in a chant; alternate chanting or signing.
ANTIPHONER
An*tiph"o*ner, n. Etym: [F. antiphonaire. See Antiphon.]
Defn: A book of antiphons. Chaucer.
ANTIPHONIC
An`ti*phon"ic, a.
Defn: Antiphonal.
ANTIPHONY
An*tiph"o*ny, n.; pl. Antiphonies. Etym: [See Antiphon.]
1. A musical response; also, antiphonal chanting or signing.
2. An anthem or psalm sung alternately by a choir or congregation divided into two parts. Also figuratively. O! never more for me shall winds intone, With all your tops, a vast antiphony. R. Browning.
ANTIPHRASIS
An*tiph"ra*sis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)