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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. alternate (responsive) singing by a choir in two parts;

2. a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response;
[syn: antiphon, antiphony]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Antiphony \An*tiph"o*ny\, n.; pl. Antiphonies. [See
   Antiphon.]
   1. A musical response; also, antiphonal chanting or signing.
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   2. An anthem or psalm sung alternately by a choir or
      congregation divided into two parts. Also figuratively.
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            O! never more for me shall winds intone,
            With all your tops, a vast antiphony. --R. Browning.
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