Antiphonal

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  • adjective. Relating to or resembling an antiphon.
  • adjective. Answering responsively, as in antiphony.
  • adjective. Occurring or responding in turns; alternating.
  • noun. An antiphonary.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to or marked by antiphony or responsive singing; antiphonary.
  • noun. A book of antiphons or anthems; an antiphonary.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to antiphony, or alternate singing; sung alternately by a divided choir or opposite choirs.
  • noun. A book of antiphons or anthems.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A book of antiphons or anthems sung or chanted at a liturgy; an antiphonary or antiphoner.
  • noun. An antiphon; a piece sung or chanted in an antiphonal manner.
  • adjective. Characterized by antiphones or antiphony; incorporating alternate, or responsive singing by a choir split into two parts.
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  • noun. bound collection of antiphons
  • adjective. containing or using responses; alternating
  • adjective. relating to or resembling an antiphon or antiphony
  • Word Usage
    "The church had two choir lofts, so Gabrieli and other composers often wrote music that would bounce from choir to the other (called antiphonal) and later wrote the same for "choirs" of brass players."
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