antiphony : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: antiphony	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for antiphony
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
antiphony n alternate (responsive) singing by a choir in two parts a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response Synonym(s): antiphon, antiphony
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Antiphony \Antiph"ony\, n.; pl. {Antiphonies}. [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.