About The Word Antiphony
Learn about the word Antiphony to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Antiphony definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Antiphony
| Antiphony Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Antiphony?
[n] a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response
[n] alternate (responsive) singing by a choir in two parts Synonyms | Synonyms for Antiphony: antiphon Related Terms | Find terms related to Antiphony: See Also | church music | gradual | music | religious music Antiphony In Webster's Dictionary \An*tiph"o*ny\, 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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Idle wheel ‐ a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide…
- Savin ‐ procumbent or…
- Cram full ‐ packed full to capacity; "chowder chockablock with pieces of…
- Lamb's lettuce ‐ widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb;…
- Bismarck sea ‐ World War II naval battle; Allied land-based bombers destroyed…
- Indiscriminating ‐ not…
- Astragalus danicus ‐ perennial of southern and western Europe having dense racemes…
- Coniferophytina ‐ cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the Carboniferous period;…
- Unvaried ‐ not diversified [adj]…
- Animal group ‐ a group…